To: SampleMan
Entering the atmosphere already above 10,000 (half of the mass of the atmosphere) would decrease structural loading. 10K isn't THAT rarefied. Even if you mean miles.
21 posted on
09/09/2005 6:21:13 AM PDT by
The Red Zone
(Florida, the sun-shame state, and Illinois the chicken injun.)
To: The Red Zone
It is THAT rarefied. "THAT" being 1/2 the mass of the atmosphere. Of course it isn't space, you can breath fine, once accustomed at 10,000 feet. But the atmospheric loads on a vehicle below 10,000 are enormous. Thus why going Mach 1 on the deck takes so much energy.
A 20,000 ft mountain would of course be much better.
To: The Red Zone
10K isn't THAT rarefied. Even if you mean miles. Most of our satelites are well below 10,000 miles up. Care to reconsider?
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