Friday, October 12, 2018

ELI5: Explain "ballistic re-entry" and why it causes 7G of force

If the recent space launch failure had to do a "ballistic re-entry" wouldn't the astronauts have been weightless as it fell? Why were they subjected to 7G of force - and in which direction?

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