How The Discovery Space Shuttle Returns To Earth

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I found an article in BBC’s News regarding the re-entry procedures followed by space shuttles like Discovery. This article explains the various steps involved in returning to earth graphically. Have a look at it I am sure all of you would like that.

News Update:

BBC World reports that the Discovery space shuttle has touched down earth safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1314 GMT on 17th July 2006.

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One Response to “How The Discovery Space Shuttle Returns To Earth”

Srinivasa Ramanujam on October 2nd, 2006 at 7:01 pm

There are two types of re-entry, ballistic and trajectory. From International Space Station, space shuttles makes trajectory re-entry to earth, while Russian soyuz capsules makes ballistic re-entry. My work is on the ballistic re-entry where ablative thermal protection system is employed.
Americans are presently considering to adopt ballistic reentry (providing ablative Thermal Protection System) for Orion, crew exploration vehicle, for their mission to moon.

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