The Starliner drama has been a major setback for Boeing’s space ambitions, adding to years of struggle to get the capsule off the ground and keep up with rival company SpaceX.
That wouldn’t work even a little bit. Not just because spacesuits aren’t heat resistant so you’d burn up on reentry, but because they don’t have enough ∆V to slow down from orbital velocity in the first place.
You’d be like Jebediah in my Kerbal Space Program campaign, floating around the planet without a spacecraft indefinitely.
And a record for degrees of burning (if surviving), when inevitably meeting the upper layers of atmosphere (especially ionosphere) at supersonic speeds (due to gravitation acceleration as well the current speed of ISS being 7659 meters per second / 17133 miles per hour). Ah, you’d need to find a way to lose horizontal speed in order to fall vertically (orbiting is falling both horizontally and vertically while never actually reaching the ground, at least while the orbiting thing maintains its orbit with subtle periodic adjustments through RCS/ionic thrusters).
At that point I’d take my chances with a space suit and a parachute. If I live, it would at least break the world record for skydiving height.
That wouldn’t work even a little bit. Not just because spacesuits aren’t heat resistant so you’d burn up on reentry, but because they don’t have enough ∆V to slow down from orbital velocity in the first place.
You’d be like Jebediah in my Kerbal Space Program campaign, floating around the planet without a spacecraft indefinitely.
Did you think I was serious?
Commenters Try To Resist The Urge To “Um Akshully” A Joke Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
Why would I resist? That’s the fun part!
Um, actually dude the situation in your joke was a bit outlandish. Do your research next time.
/jk, gotta be super clear in this thread
And a record for degrees of burning (if surviving), when inevitably meeting the upper layers of atmosphere (especially ionosphere) at supersonic speeds (due to gravitation acceleration as well the current speed of ISS being 7659 meters per second / 17133 miles per hour). Ah, you’d need to find a way to lose horizontal speed in order to fall vertically (orbiting is falling both horizontally and vertically while never actually reaching the ground, at least while the orbiting thing maintains its orbit with subtle periodic adjustments through RCS/ionic thrusters).