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Why does space-x use a suicide burn for its reuseable boosters rather than parachutes?

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Why doesn't the roche limit have an effect on objects like the ISS or people when we orbit the Earth or Moon?

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How does launching a rocket to the East 'give the rocket a boost'?

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If a nuke is detonated in space is there a "shockwave"?

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Was the Universe at absolute zero before the Big-Bang?

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If somebody was down a long hallway of a spacestation in LEO and they squated against to wall to kick themselves off of it how fast could the average person propel themselves in microgravity?

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How does the sap from Phototoxic plants manage to give people first, second, and even third degree burns from the sun without the temperature itself actually changing?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does space-x use a suicide burn for its reuseable boosters rather than parachutes?	109
Why doesn't the roche limit have an effect on objects like the ISS or people when we orbit the Earth or Moon?	13
How does launching a rocket to the East 'give the rocket a boost'?	8
If a nuke is detonated in space is there a "shockwave"?	1
Was the Universe at absolute zero before the Big-Bang?	1
If somebody was down a long hallway of a spacestation in LEO and they squated against to wall to kick themselves off of it how fast could the average person propel themselves in microgravity?	1
How does the sap from Phototoxic plants manage to give people first, second, and even third degree burns from the sun without the temperature itself actually changing?	0