• DocumentCode
    1756059
  • Title

    Fast and furious: the tough reality of re-entry

  • Author

    Wilks, Jeremy

  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    42125
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    83
  • Abstract
    Getting into orbit is difficult, but getting back down again safely is one of the trickiest aspects of spaceflight. As space agencies and commercial players set their sights on the Moon, Mars and beyond, they need to know they can depend on a safe return. Re-entry is perhaps the most terrifying and low-tech part of space travel.
  • Keywords
    aerospace safety; entry, descent and landing (spacecraft); space agency; spaceflight reentry; spaceflight safety;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/et.2015.0427
  • Filename
    7118555