Forgot your password?   Comment: Stability? (Score 3,
Interesting) 40  by Geoffrey.landis (#45618409) Attached to:
Visual Guide &ndash; the Making of a DIY Space Capsule  I like
it. With such a high fineness ratio, I wonder a little about
stability-- does it stay heat-shield down? Is there an alternate
stable mode with the nose down?  I do notice a ballute-- this is
probably to stabilize the heat-shield-down attitude when it's
too high for a parachute to open. This may work for stability
for the relatively low entry velocities needed for suborbital,
although I'd be curious about the ballute holding up in
hypersonic conditions.  + - A Playlist for Comet Ison->
Submitted by Geoffrey.landis Geoffrey.landis writes "As comet
ISON made its perilous perihelion pass, I decided that ISON
needed a theme song, but as the nature of its journey became
evident, shattering in the sunlight, I realized that ISON needs
an entire playlist. So, for your entertainment, here's my comet
ISON playlist. Comments? " Link to Original