Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Risa@startrek.websiteEnglish · 1 year agoSpace is 2D, right?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down114
arrow-up1445arrow-down1imageSpace is 2D, right?lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Risa@startrek.websiteEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoSpace shuttles would typically orbit with their top side facing towards Earth. Probably because the bottom is completely covered with ceramic tiles.
minus-squaretransmatrix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYeah, they’d also have the cargo doors open. All this was to radiate heat into space. Heat buildup and dissipation is a big problem in space as unlike on Earth there is no atmosphere to transfer heat to.
Space shuttles would typically orbit with their top side facing towards Earth. Probably because the bottom is completely covered with ceramic tiles.
Yeah, they’d also have the cargo doors open. All this was to radiate heat into space. Heat buildup and dissipation is a big problem in space as unlike on Earth there is no atmosphere to transfer heat to.