Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Risa@startrek.websiteEnglish · 8 months agoSpace is 2D, right?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1466arrow-down115
arrow-up1451arrow-down1imageSpace is 2D, right?lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Risa@startrek.websiteEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months 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-up3·8 months 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.
Or for the view.