Getting to the Moon was one thing, but NASA designers had to design a way to safely brake a capsule traveling at 36,000 feet per second without frying the spacecraft or crushing the crew. This NASA film posted by AIRBOYD explains how they did it.
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Key Takeaways:
- NASA faced a major engineering challenge in safely decelerating spacecraft returning from the Moon.
- The task involved braking capsules traveling at extreme speeds of 36,000 feet per second without overheating the spacecraft or endangering the crew.
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