One thing I didn't realize about Alan Shepard's original suborbital flight is that he experienced much higher G-forces on re-entry (11.5) than even astronauts coming back from the Moon (7), which explains why space tourism suborbital flights are just barely over the Kármán line
-
Show this thread
-
Replying to @Pinboard
Yeah, it’s the fundamental problem with suborbital point to point too.
2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
Replying to @akhilcacharya
I always naively thought it was between 0 and 1 G until the parachutes opened, but I guess you really need that atmosphere to slow things down
8:41 AM - 7 Jun 2021
0 replies
0 retweets
2 likes
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.