Astronomy
Surviving atmospheric entry
Guide a capsule into the atmosphere. Change bank angle and lift-to-drag ratio while watching heating, deceleration and the remaining heat shield.
The model and its limits
Planar lifting entry, exponential atmosphere, Sutton-Graves heating proxy and lumped-temperature ablation. Time runs 6 times faster. No parachute or landing system: reaching the surface does not mean a safe crew landing.
Equations used in the module
Equations rho = rho0 exp(-h/H); D = rho v² C_D A/2; q_dot = k sqrt(rho/R_n) v³; q_rad = epsilon sigma (T^4-T_bg^4)
