# \#reentry

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## [Bringing the Space Shuttle Back from Orbit](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/bringing-the-space-shuttle-back-from-orbit/3711)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [7 September 2023 11:26 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/bringing-the-space-shuttle-back-from-orbit/3711 "2023-09-07T11:26:37Z")

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Paul Dye was a Senior Flight Director at NASA who was “on console” for many Space Shuttle re-entries and landings. He discusses the physics, engineering, aerodynamics, and teamwork required to land a 78 to…

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## [Cooking a Turkey by Atmospheric Reentry from Orbit](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/cooking-a-turkey-by-atmospheric-reentry-from-orbit/2531)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [31 December 2022 13:44 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/cooking-a-turkey-by-atmospheric-reentry-from-orbit/2531 "2022-12-31T13:44:26Z")

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Re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere releases plenty of heat, but can you arrange things to cook (rather than incinerate, as in ablative “meat shield”) a turkey? Well, that’s more complicated….

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## [Why Does Boeing’s Starliner Look Clean at Landing, While SpaceX's Dragon Resembles a Toasted Marshmallow?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-does-boeing-s-starliner-look-clean-at-landing-while-spacexs-dragon-resembles-a-toasted-marshmallow/1572)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [21 June 2022 11:13 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-does-boeing-s-starliner-look-clean-at-landing-while-spacexs-dragon-resembles-a-toasted-marshmallow/1572 "2022-06-21T11:13:34Z")

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There’s more the one way to make a heat shield. And why did the Apollo command modules look like shiny metal in space but grotty brown after splashdown?