Author Topic: How do you get back to Earth from Orbit? How to survive re-entry and landing!  (Read 277 times)

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Everyday Astronaut 8/2/2020

How do you actually get back from orbit? Do you just pump the brakes and fall right out of space? Well, there’s a lot of fun physics involved in deorbiting and today we’ll do a summary of how you deorbit, go over the hardware that allows the Crew Dragon Capsule to reenter and safely splash down, we’ll go over the sequence of events and even the exact conditions that need to be met in order to allow for a safe reentry.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:10 - Re-Entry Criteria
05:30 - Crew Dragon Re-Entry Timeline
12:35 - Hardware Overview
25:10 - Orbital Mechanics Rundown
29:30 - Summary

Article Version (Written by Alex Crouch)
https://everydayastronaut.com/how-to-...


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