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**AccusaJalsBub** · 09-07-2012, 03:47 PM

An electrodynamic example of this
was when the space shuttle tried to gain re-entry..
The crew thought, simple ! nose down and fire thrusters

Much to their amazement, their altitude increased

They had to reverse the shuttle and then fire the thrusters...

Do you know what you are saying there Zarky?
You are saying they don't know how to fly the shuttle.

For your information, the shuttle does actually start coming into Earth's atmosphere backwards and always has.
The obvious first thing it must do is start slowing down.
After this initial procedure, and firing of the OMS engines, it is then pitched so that is enters the atmosphere nose first.
They orchestrated their landing techniques according to the laws of physics and Newtonian mechanics and have done so since the beginning without any changes in technique as far as I know.

And of course the angle of re-entry is of most importance....
But I eagerly await any corrections and of course reputable references that you may have that says differently.

09-07-2012, 03:47 PM	#93
AccusaJalsBub Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	An electrodynamic example of this was when the space shuttle tried to gain re-entry.. The crew thought, simple ! nose down and fire thrusters Much to their amazement, their altitude increased They had to reverse the shuttle and then fire the thrusters... Do you know what you are saying there Zarky? You are saying they don't know how to fly the shuttle. For your information, the shuttle does actually start coming into Earth's atmosphere backwards and always has. The obvious first thing it must do is start slowing down. After this initial procedure, and firing of the OMS engines, it is then pitched so that is enters the atmosphere nose first. They orchestrated their landing techniques according to the laws of physics and Newtonian mechanics and have done so since the beginning without any changes in technique as far as I know. And of course the angle of re-entry is of most importance.... But I eagerly await any corrections and of course reputable references that you may have that says differently.
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