SpaceX Dragon: ISS astronaut taxi faces ‘MOST DANGEROUS’ test yet on re-entry
However, this could be the most dangerous part of the entire mission, according to Dr Bradley Tucker, an astrophysicist at The Australian National University.
Dr Tucker said: “The most dangerous part is what we call re-entry.
“That is when it actually has to survive the harshness of going through Earth’s atmosphere and then landing back down on Earth.
“The margin for error is so small that, even if it survives but there’s a lot of heat or vibrations, a human body inside won’t be able to survive that.”
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