• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    22 days ago

    By landing?

    Reentry doesn’t mean flying downwards it means actually coming in at a high enough speed to generate heating. Otherwise it’s just falling.

    • catloaf@lemm.ee
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      22 days ago

      I’m pretty sure any reentry from orbit is going to involve high enough speeds to generate heating.