How to Leave Space and (Safely) Crash Back Down to Earth

[SciNews]

WIRED: How to Leave Space and (Safely) Crash Back Down to Earth adapted from How to Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet Earth, by Terry Virts
https://www.wired.com/story/how-leave-space-safely-crash-back-down-earth/

Many countries have launched rockets, but only a handful have successfully brought people back home from space, and there’s a reason for that. Reentry is hard.

[dandy_don]

Great article SciNews.  Thanks for posting.

[kevinof]

What a great read!  Liked it.

[Pete]

Reentry is hard? Well , ok. SAFE , *reliable*, comfortable reentry is hard.

But if you are budget-strapped, just get yourself a moose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOSE

It might even work.

[SciNews]

Another excerpt from How to Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet Earth by Terry Virts
Engadget - Hitting the Books: The invisible threat that every ISS astronaut fears
https://www.engadget.com/hitting-the-books-how-to-astronaut-terry-virts-workman-153021872.html