Thread: space shuttle take off like airplanes
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Old 11-05-2011, 03:25 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT View Post
Imagine being 30,000 feet up and having it break.
Imagine being at 100,000,000 feet up (stationary orbit is 22236 miles) and having it break

Actually, I am sure such a design would account for that with some form of parachute recovery system.
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