Re: Conflict episode
Posted by
Pam McCaughey on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Conflict-episode-tp1490213p1490215.html
Hi Ron, from what I recall, shallow re-entry angles are very dangerous
because they mean the spacecraft will "bounce" off the earth's atmosphere
and careen off into outer space. This info seemed esp important to the
astronauts of Apollo 13 when they were trying to get back home with limited
power source and limited computer ability.
Pam
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>From: "Ron DeMedeiros" <
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>Subject: [SHADO] Conflict episode
>Date: Fri, Nov 10, 2000, 12:25 AM
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>I was just watching the episode Conflict and was wondering if the references
>to reentry angle are bloopers. Freeman mentions the spacecraft's reentry
>angle is too shallow. At this point, I think the entry angle was something
>like 7 degrees, Colonel Freeman tells Foster to cut back to 5 degrees.
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>I assume the lower the value, the shallower the reentry angle is. To me it
>is like the grade percentage of a road. If the grade is 5%, it isn't as
>steep as a road with a 7% grade.
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>Does anybody know if this is a blooper, or if the terminology used in the
>episode was correct?
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>Ron
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