From: georgekinley@hotmail.com   
      
   Mike Lepore wrote:   
      
   > Someone please tell me why spacecraft are designed to reenter the   
   > earth's atmosphere at high speed. Isn't there some way to come down   
   > slowly, so the heat shields wouldn't be needed? Has anyone modeled   
   > the idea of unfolding some large wings to add a lot of surface area,   
   > or using propellers to resist falling, or parachutes? Thank you.   
      
   why not desent on/near poles (Nort or south) where atmosphere is not so   
   dence, and then fly like normal aircraft to Texas   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)