Guys... Why do they have an entry burn???
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1. Slows the rocket down from hyper-sonic velocity to (just) supersonic 2. Helps keep the rocket oriented the the proper direction.
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Interesting. Thank you!
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1. Slower entry speed = less heating 2. Engine burn creates a bow wave protecting the vehicle from hitting the atmosphere directly
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Does it not also provide some 'force' to push propellant down the stage, as the is no gravity yet, or is that also the boost back burn?
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@rlarno there's always gravity. Prop floats as rocket falling at 1G. Ullage needed for boostback & entry but not landing as decel from air - 1 more reply
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I feel like I'm watching the first transwarp flights in 2317 or something.
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You genuinely make it look effortless
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I swear I have a harder time finding a clean pair of sockets each morning. I don't know how they do it.
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Can't wait for them to land 3 at the same time when the Falcon Heavy gets tested!!
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the live images were awesome this time!
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Awesome. I heard the re-entry from my house 50 miles away
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I wonder if anyone recorded the reentry sound
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the space craft does not burn complitely during re entry! with huge explosion! wonderful!
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I wish Elon was around during the space race. US space program would have been light years farther ahead
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Sending probes like Voyager to the outer reaches of Solar System isn't bad
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we got to see the best footage yet of 