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		sk5t on March 18, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Video shot from the Space Shuttle during launch The terminal velocity of a giant tube tumbling through the atmosphere is a lot closer to 200mph than 3,200mph.

tstegart on March 18, 2012 [–]

Ahh, got it. I expected more of a speedup as they dropped the last mile or so. I guess they didn't slowdown very fast right away because there wasn't much air up in the upper atmosphere.

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