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Phil Paisley wrote:
Do I hear a MOOSE coming over the horizon?
Seriously, isn't it about time someone gave some serious thought to an
ultra-minimal personal re-entry scheme?

Alas for the notion, that's not really what's called for. A lifeboat that
can carry at least two or three people is generally superior, not least
because it doesn't require donning a spacesuit on short notice (which is
all too likely to cause decompression sickness, aka the bends -- not only
painful but also deadly dangerous).
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