• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    4 days ago

    So they say but since it never even went into space it’s a bold claim.

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      4 days ago

      I’m reading that it orbited at an altitude of up to 263 km, well above the Karman line. Is that not space?

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        3 days ago

        Well that’s debatable but really the point is it never did a re-entry so we really don’t know how reusable it would have been.

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          3 days ago

          If it didn’t do a reentry, how did it get down from that altitude?

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            3 days ago

            By landing?

            Reentry doesn’t mean flying downwards it means actually coming in at a high enough speed to generate heating. Otherwise it’s just falling.

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              3 days ago

              I’m pretty sure any reentry from orbit is going to involve high enough speeds to generate heating.

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      3 days ago

      It’s just like their foxbat claims…turned out it was a flying brick.

      Edit: apparently I pissed off some tankies lol

      It’s well known that the foxbat was heavily exaggerated in its capabilities. It’s how we ended up with the f15 and it’s insane capabilities. Just like now russia fighting in Ukraine, paper tiger.