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Re-entry back to Earth (1 Viewer)

desmond.thai

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Can anyone tell me what the re-entry angle for survival is?

In a physics textbook it gives me "...restricted to 6.2˚ plus or minus 1.0˚ to the horizontal".

the study notes i found said angle is between 5.2˚ and 7.2˚.

Which one is correct?

Thanks
 

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desmond.thai said:
Can anyone tell me what the re-entry angle for survival is?

In a physics textbook it gives me "...restricted to 6.2˚ plus or minus 1.0˚ to the horizontal".

the study notes i found said angle is between 5.2˚ and 7.2˚.

Which one is correct?

Thanks
Yeah the notes should techincally say "5.2 to 7.2 degrees to the horizontal" as well.
 

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