Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California

Re:Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California by dmitrygr on Monday December 12, 2022 @02:45PM (#33959204)

I mentioned that... But it needs to be light. The quoted weights are unrealistic for ANY material

> descending from geostationary orbit will accelerate something to about 10e3 m/s, further increasing the energy.

In vacuum, yes, but we have air...resistance

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Re:Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California by skykooler on Monday December 12, 2022 @07:06PM (#33962441)

Air resistance is only a factor up to forty miles or so; most of that acceleration happens in the preceding twenty thousand miles. And again, air resistance just means more energy dissipation in the form of a blast wave.

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Re:Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California by dmitrygr on Monday December 12, 2022 @07:20PM (#33962637)

and you said "as it hits ground" which means it WILL go through atmosphere and decelerate...

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