So it looks like the decision has been made that given that the tanks of NROL-21 are likely to survive the reentry like the tanks of Columbia, shooting it down might be a good solution. Good call, Hydrazine is nasty and so is 300 pounds at terminal velocity....
Friday, February 15, 2008
Predicting NROL-21 's shape: decreasing the odds.
So it looks like the decision has been made that given that the tanks of NROL-21 are likely to survive the reentry like the tanks of Columbia, shooting it down might be a good solution. Good call, Hydrazine is nasty and so is 300 pounds at terminal velocity....
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