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0 pointsLNMNMMMC9y ago0 comments

Because the energy grows with the velocity squared, it's more like a quarter of the heat of a typical orbital re-entry.

Force * distance / time = power, so the heating will scale with the velocity cubed. Therefore at 1/2 the speed, it would experience 1/8 the heating.

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You are correct!

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