Paper Airplane Launched From Space Will Hit Mach 7
Written by admin on January 18th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
We knew that the Japanese wouldn’t bother with boring old sensible experiments on the International Space Station. But commissioning a paper plane and launching it from space? Damn!
The 3.1 inch plane is in testing right now, and has been designed by the Japan Origami Airplane Association. According to Pink Tentacle, it is shaped like the space shuttle and will be able to stand up to the huge wind-buffeting of re-entry at Mach 7, or around 5300 mph. The temperatures of re-entering the atmosphere shouldn’t cause any trouble, though, as even these speeds are a lot lower than that of a Space Shuttle re-entry: Mach 20.
Why? Who cares? We can’t wait to see this on YouTube.
Origami spaceplane to launch from space station [Pink Tentacle]
Photo credit [eblong]
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