Chasing the ISS through the upper atmosphere...
Disastrous, certainly, but surprisingly fun. Flying at 80-90km at orbital speeds is sort of like a cross between atmospheric and orbital flight. In other words, the way space works in sci-fi. I could turn around and coast retrograde past the ISS, then flip over and give a short engine blast to follow her back up to the thermosphere. :thumbup:
The disastrous part is that, after a few orbits like that, we'd both go down somewhere in the Pacific...
Disastrous, certainly, but surprisingly fun. Flying at 80-90km at orbital speeds is sort of like a cross between atmospheric and orbital flight. In other words, the way space works in sci-fi. I could turn around and coast retrograde past the ISS, then flip over and give a short engine blast to follow her back up to the thermosphere. :thumbup:
The disastrous part is that, after a few orbits like that, we'd both go down somewhere in the Pacific...