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Could a bullet be made any something that could go from orbit to Earth's surface?



 
 
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Old July 14th 04, 10:40 PM
Scott T. Jensen
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Default Could a bullet be made any something that could go from orbit to Earth's surface?

I'm up on the Space Station and I go out for a nice little space walk. I
take along my specially designed hunting rifle and fire a bullet down at the
planet. What would the bullet need to be made of for it to make it all the
way to the surface and not burn up on entry to our atmosphere? Is there
anything the bullet could be made of that would be able it to make the trip?
And would the speed of the bullet affect its chances? Would also the bullet
go weird like how bullets do when you shoot them into a pool of water?

Idly curious,
Scott Jensen
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