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May 14th 04, 02:23 PM
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Prowlus" wrote in message om... Rusty Barton wrote in message . .. On Thu, 13 May 2004 20:30:08 GMT, "Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4970837/ SpaceShipOne re-entry - Flight 13P Speaking of Re-entry ain't the front of the craft a bit unprrotected in that department? Its only doing about 2500 mph During this last flight it only reached Mach 2.5, and that was at 150,000 feet on the way up. Maximum speed on re-entry was only Mach 1.9. It looks like Spaceship One goes through a lot more stress going up than it takes coming back down. 
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