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→Entry and touchdown structural and aerodynamical limits
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This is the approximate limit beyond which the thermal protection system fails, with subsequent structural failure of the overheated airframe and loss of the orbiter. Currently this limit is not checked since the modeling of the entry temperature is too rough. | This is the approximate limit beyond which the thermal protection system fails, with subsequent structural failure of the overheated airframe and loss of the orbiter. Currently this limit is not checked since the modeling of the entry temperature is too rough. | ||
[[File:Shuttle-approach06.jpg|600px|thumbnail|none|Touchdown and drag chute deployed]] | |||
== Glossary of acronyms == | == Glossary of acronyms == | ||