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Why do orbital space craft have to slow down via atmosphere braking?

Could not one slow down in near vacuum and then simply return to earth at a much more sedate pace, thus negating the need for heat shielding?
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About a minute into launch, the space shuttle rolls into an inverted position. Why is this?
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  • Asked by andrewfg
  • on 2010-07-22 09:34:24
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Does the Space Shuttle have a transponder? If so, what does it squawk?
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  • Asked by sbtm25
  • on 2010-02-22 03:24:13
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we could hit light speed ?

If a space craft uses a laser to push it along in space could it at one point hit the speed of light?
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Last edited on: 2010-01-25 20:23:13

Categories: Our universe.

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Death from noise?

I read that spectactors watching a space shuttle launch have to be at least several miles away in order to avoid injury from the noise generated by the launch. The article went on to say that standing closer to the launch pad could result in severe injury, even death from the noise. Now I wonder how could noise kill a human being? And has this ever happebned before?

How is the space shuttle crew protected from this lethal noise during the subsonic launch phase?
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