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Old 10th February 2026 | 10:11
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Well at least, again, we have qualified experts (dependent) from the inside, who say: it is safe enough all-in-all. And we have qualified experts from the outside (more free in what thay can say publicly), with experience on the matter, but no deep access to the data - who say: too high of a risk, even for test pilots job holders. Was it not always like this?

For us here, well - each one is up to his own expertise and gut feelings. I am missing for my part some specifics of the slightly changed staged reentry sequence. If you make it "more shallow", according to my maths it means less delta-v loss the first dip into atmosphere, but more delta-v (energy) left for the second one. So what exactly are they planning for the second&final re-entry to reduce the max heat load and/or very high heat exposure duration?
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