2006-10-27 09:39:44 · 7 answers · asked by Dobrancky B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
If it's going to land it will hit the atmosphere at the lowest speed by coming in near the equator in the same direction the earth is spinning. If it came in at the poles it would hit the air at almost 1000 mph greater speed.
2006-10-27 11:14:27 · answer #1 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you really mean top sideways upside down to a space craft it is all the same or are you really talking about re-entry to the atmosphere
2006-10-31 09:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by FlyingPm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have, NASA, ESA and Russsia. Now when you say approached do you meen reintry? There are sattalites that have a polor to polar rotation around the earth, just check ou teh mutitude of NASA web sites.
2006-10-27 09:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by Mikey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NASA craft either fall into the Pacific or land in the continental US. Russian craft land in European or Asian Russia.
2006-11-03 07:11:56 · answer #4 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called the temperate belt. Populations will typically align themselves in the more temperate zones, at least according to Gene Roddenberry.
2006-10-27 09:48:34 · answer #5 · answered by shake_um 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's like a fly hitting a windshield...
2006-11-03 11:40:02 · answer #6 · answered by brainzzzapper125 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called "Movie physics".....
2006-10-27 09:41:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋