Re: [TML] More meteoric reentry thoughts Thomas Jones-Low 28 Jan 2018 02:33 UTC
On 1/27/2018 9:15 PM, Tim wrote: > On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 08:22:15PM -0500, Caleuche wrote: >> So I turned to the next obvious option: lifepods. Somewhere I had >> once seen a drawing of a Traveller lifepod intended for reentry that >> was not pressurized (and open to space even) which basically was a >> mass of ablative material on the front, with a space for the >> Traveller to lay down on immediately behind it. > > That doesn't seem survivable. You would want at least some shielding > from the radiative heat flux and later transsonic airflow around the > pod. > > http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Personal_Reentry_Kit This is one of the early Traveller pieces of cool technology. The idea is to have a very small frame and a package of foam for a really light weight package before being deployed. -- Thomas Jones-Low Work: xxxxxx@softstart.com Home: xxxxxx@gmail.com