types of atmospheric entry: uncontrolled entry, such as the entry of astronomical objects, space debris, or bolides; and controlled entry (or reentry) of a...

The Advanced Reentry Demonstrator (ARD) was a European Space Agency (ESA) suborbital reentry vehicle. It was developed and operated for experimental purposes...

border between the atmosphere and outer space. Atmospheric effects become noticeable during atmospheric reentry of spacecraft at an altitude of around 120 km...

The maneuverable reentry vehicle (abbreviated MARV or MaRV) is a type of warhead for ballistic missiles that is capable of maneuvering and changing its...

surface and be destroyed. There are additional requirements for atmospheric reentry. If the angle of attack is too shallow, the capsule may skip off...

than suborbital trajectories. This kinetic energy is shed as heat during reentry. Many more spaceplanes have been proposed, but none have reached flight...

towards creating viable nose cone designs for the atmospheric reentry of spacecraft and ICBM reentry vehicles. In a satellite launch vehicle, the nose...

Space Shuttle Orbiter during the searing 1,650 °C (3,000 °F) heat of atmospheric reentry. A secondary goal was to protect from the heat and cold of space...

are described below, including spacecraft material for ascent and atmospheric reentry, ice and snow in glaciology, biological tissues in medicine and passive...

Ocean. The vehicle is the first ever lifting body to perform full atmospheric reentry from orbital speed.: 23  Past missions have flight tested either...

of human endurance even during a nominal reentry. Slight variations in the vehicle flight path and reentry angle during a return from the Moon can easily...

The mirror was de-orbited after several hours and burned up in atmospheric reentry over Canada. The Znamya mirror had originally been designed as a...

Atmospheric Reentry Experimental Spaceplane (ARES) is a robotic spaceplane concept. The project merged with the French Dassault Aviation VEHRA programme...

Reentry decoys, consisting of very small reentry bodies that mimic the decelerating trajectory and radar signature of a warhead during atmospheric reentry...

after which an ablative heat shield protected it from the heat of atmospheric reentry. Finally, a parachute slowed the craft for a water landing. Both...

three-stage solid-fuel research rocket to test the effects of high mach atmospheric reentry. The first stage of the X-17 carried the rocket to a height of 17...

Otherwise spacecraft are terminated by atmospheric reentry, in which they disintegrate, or if they do not, their reentry is mostly controlled to safely reach...

Earth's gravity, and brings those materials back to Earth with their atmospheric reentry vehicle. Investors in the company include venture capitalists such...

optimized for the M51 missile's performance, and in particular ensures atmospheric reentry on very long-range trajectories with the required precision. It also...

period of time. In most examples, a skip reentry roughly doubles the range of suborbital spaceplanes and reentry vehicles over the purely ballistic trajectory...

A paracone is a 1960s atmospheric reentry or spaceflight mission abort concept using an inflatable ballistic cone. A notable feature of the paracone concept...

an altitude of 130 nautical miles (240 kilometers) shortly before atmospheric reentry. Officials publicly stated that the intention was to "reduce the...

considerable weight penalty. Space Shuttle thermal protection system Atmospheric reentry "Space Shuttle Orbiter Systems". NASA. 2000. Retrieved 2009-12-06...

that have been designed with repeated launch, orbit, deorbit and atmospheric reentry in mind. This contrasts with conventional spacecraft which are designed...

Tibère was a French atmospheric reentry test rocket developed by O.N.E.R.A. (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales). It evolved from...

module, a cabin that housed the crew and carried equipment needed for atmospheric reentry and splashdown; and the cylindrical service module which provided...

enter the Earth's atmosphere, to ensure spacecraft safely survive atmospheric reentry, and for the design of high-speed aircraft and missiles. The effects...

loop back around the Earth. Reentry module will hold the sample from lunar orbit. It is designed to survive atmospheric reentry and land with the lunar regoliths...

justification in typesetting. Feathering (reentry) (also feathered reentry, or shuttlecock reentry), an atmospheric reentry technique for spacecraft Feathering...

transition, etc. Blast wave Shock waves in astrophysics Atmospheric focusing Atmospheric reentry Cherenkov radiation Explosion Hydraulic jump Joule–Thomson...