Why can’t the space shuttle just go slow enough to not be heated up by friction with earths atmosphere on re-entry?
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because they only look like aeroplanes, and actually have really crappy aerodynamics. bricks and barn doors fly better than space shuttles. this [very informative and funny presentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb4prVsXkZU) will explain in detail how does landing look like, and all difficulties that it brings to land the damn thing.
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