Recent content by Shraa

Ah, that's a very useful place to start, thanks very much!

Hey guys, Does anyone have a list of the maximum dimensions of objects that can be carried in various launch vehicles, eg Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy, space shuttle etc? It would be much appreciated!

Specifically, could Venus have otherwise formed as one, while leaving the rest of the structure of the solar system pretty much intact? Failing that, could one have formed anywhere in the solar system?

I assume this is the correct forum for this question... :P This is the idea: we have a hollow object (probably a sphere or cylinder), attached to a tether, rotating around a central body. The dimensions and speed I don't have specifics for and shouldn't matter: the point is, centripetal force...

So it is possible for both posited systems to work? I'm grateful for the active investigation, by the way!

D_H, could you clarify what 'N+N' is? And thanks for the answers so far. :)

Specifically, Earth-sized objects. I know that another Earth-sized object could exist at either L3 or L4 in the Sun-Earth system. However, could Earth-sized objects exist at L4 and L5 at the same time? I'm unsure because, at that configuration, the other two objects (Earth4 and Earth5) would be...

Okay guys, thanks for the answers. So I have to look at aerodynamics? Hmm... would a large, cube-shaped object count as aerodynamic enough to bounce off, when presenting a fully flat side? I doubt it would work, but I may be wrong. Again, thank you both for the answers, and the links. Very...

I'm researching this for application in a story. I've looked at a dozen or so websites, which all explain that the principle of skipping off the atmosphere (like skipping a stone on a pond) works, but they don't explain exactly how. For what reason does an object hitting the atmosphere at a...