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Questions related to the movement of human-made objects as they enter atmosphere of Earth or other planetary bodies with atmospheres from space after being successfully launched.
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Is powered descent from orbit a viable method of reentry on bodies with an atmosphere?
Beyond a simple (one or more) retro burn into unpowered plummeting into the atmosphere, is some form of powered descent a viable method of reentry from orbit on celestial bodies that have an atmosphere …
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Why does the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket do a 180 flip for reentry?
Because this means that it can no longer keep up its current orbit, it will start falling in the direction of the prevalent gravitational field, which in the case of a low Earth orbit and thrusting for reentry …
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How could a 90 m/s delta-v be enough to commit the space shuttle to landing?
Wikipedia claims (although with no citation) that in order to make the space shuttle land, an initial powered delta-v of 322 km/h was applied in orbit, retrograde to the shuttle's orbit. 322 km/h is e …
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