Todd Fortun
Physics 212
Created 3/18/2007
The Earth’s atmosphere is bombarded daily with space material. However, on the ground, rarely will a meteorite be found. Furthermore, science, video footage, movies, etc. have shown us that a massive inferno surrounds space shuttles on their return journey, yet these spacecraft are left fully in tact. What exactly happens during atmospheric entry? Physics will help answer this question!
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-110/lores/sts110-730-031.jpg