Reply to post: Speed?

Tim Peake to return to Earth after six months floating around in space

Bluto Nash
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Speed?

When the spacecraft is 10km away from the surface of the Earth, parachutes will open to slow the descent further for a crash landing at 5km/h.

So you're saying it'll take close to 2 hours for it to get to terra firma? Either that or it slows down a LOT right there at the end.

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