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RE: How to land on MARS, and walk away from it - Atmospheric Reentry Dynamics
Wow, this was a great post. I thought I did pretty well to get through physics in college, but most of this is so far over my head! I love space though and I hope to one day see us move beyond our small area here. I do have a question... Is slow degrading orbit possible to help decelerate the entry vehicle as opposed to just coming straight down? What are the benefits and drawbacks or is my understanding wrong and it just isn't physcially possible?
I am an idiot. I just reviewed your post again and you actually explained it very well. I just didn't comprehend it the first time through. I answered my own question(or rather you did). I apologize :) Great post!
There is nothing wrong in questioning things. This is exactly what I am trying to start here, a healthy debate and engagement in the subject, and I will continue doing it until my inspiration is gone. And I'm pretty sure that will never happen :D
Awesome thanks. I just need to slow down when I read through stuff. I loved your post btw. I look forward to reading more from you.