Would it matter?
2006-08-03 08:46:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Although space is not technically a vacuum (there are particles
in it, just less in than in an atmosphere), they are so few and
far between that they will pose little drag (nor cause little
heating) to the surface of the ship.
Consider the space of the lunar module that landed on the
moon in 1969 and the early '70s - it looks like someone
constructed it with styrofoam cups and some match sticks.
It didn't have to be particularly load bearing or aerodynamic
because it never had to operate near Earth.
2006-08-03 08:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by Elana 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The roots of the word 'aerodynamic' imply moving through air.
Nope, you don't need a pointy nose or wings to fly through space.
As for the things that you might hit in space, think about why the sides of a tank are steeply sloped. If you are worried about plowing into stuff as you move quickly through space, you might want heavily armored and sloped edges. LOL, like a space traveling Washington Monument.
However, collisions with anything besides dust at outer space cruising speeds would be immediately disastrous.
BTW, a parsec is a distance and it is equal to the altitude of an isosceles triangle with a base whose length is 1 light year and the apex angle is 1 degree.
2006-08-03 16:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by tbolling2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the International Space Station...it's about the least aerodynamic structure you could build. No air = no drag = no need for aerodynamics.
2006-08-03 15:51:48 · answer #3 · answered by Perry L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it would not.
However, to escape the atmosphere of a planet, or to enter one, it would be best to have one that was aerodynamically designed.
Unless the ship were built in space, and only intended for space travel (such a ship might not even be able to withstand the pressures of a planet's atmosphere).
2006-08-03 15:49:41 · answer #4 · answered by ymingy@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No air in space. That removes the need to be aerodynamic.
2006-08-03 15:48:46 · answer #5 · answered by Lyvy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Space is a vacuum so there would be no resistance to it.
Other than it would be more of a area for solar winds to hit and catch radiation. It would not matter.
2006-08-03 15:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by Biker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, space is a vacuum there is no air to cause resistance
2006-08-03 15:49:18 · answer #7 · answered by Mike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but consider the atmosphere on the way to space
2006-08-03 16:15:54 · answer #8 · answered by krash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. look at the millenium falcon. looks like pizza box and does the kessel run in 12 parsecs........what's a parsec?
2006-08-03 15:49:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-08-03 15:48:48 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. Hendricks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋