bi-elliptic: “Skip reentry is supposed to lower the temperature of the reentry vehicle, but the problem is that, when the reentry is interrupted, the SV raises up of the atmosphere, and without air there is nothing to really cool it down. As radiative cooling is only effective when the temperature is too high for SV structure. Hence the SV isn't cooling down when it skipped back to orbit. “
Who told you that the skip re-entry is designed to utilize thermal conduction, or even thermal radiation, to dissipate the heat?
Who told you that the skip re-entry is designed to utilize thermal conduction, or even thermal radiation, to dissipate the heat?
