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Ep. 050 - Hated Movie Characters & The Expanse S4E7

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What Does the Rosse Do When It Hits Too Much Atmosphere?

The reason that ships burn up when they hit too much atmosphere is because friction causes heat. So every time a little oxygen atom hits the hull of the ship, it transfers some energy to the hull which causes the hull to slow down. And you can see that actually, if you watch like apollo missians the lunar, i mean, the the lander that comes back to earth,. It has that big curved shield on the bottom. That's the heat shield that's designed to absorb all that heat that's dropping through the atmosphere and create without burning up the capsule. But of course, a big ship like the barbapicla, like the whole ship isn't made out of heat

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