James.Denholm
Addon ponderer
Hey all,
I'm in the process of designing an addon for Orbiter (it's still on the drawing board, so don't hold your breath). Essentially, the craft will use a capsule to preform re-entry, à la the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules. I've come across a point in my designs where my knowledge is lacking, however - how these capsules modified their attitude during re-entry. I assume they didn't have any flight control surfaces, due to the lack of wings, but I'm also assuming that they simply didn't get on their hands and knees and ask a higher deity to point them in that direction.
Does anyone know how NASA went about steering their capsules during re-entry?
I'm in the process of designing an addon for Orbiter (it's still on the drawing board, so don't hold your breath). Essentially, the craft will use a capsule to preform re-entry, à la the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules. I've come across a point in my designs where my knowledge is lacking, however - how these capsules modified their attitude during re-entry. I assume they didn't have any flight control surfaces, due to the lack of wings, but I'm also assuming that they simply didn't get on their hands and knees and ask a higher deity to point them in that direction.
Does anyone know how NASA went about steering their capsules during re-entry?
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