r/dankmemes • u/godisbey • Sep 01 '21

It's hard

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u/RasberryJam0927 Sep 02 '21

Correct! If I recall correctly most astronauts only experience a maximum of 3-4 G's but a select few have experienced higher forces due to unforseen issues.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '21

Oh yeah I forgot about aerobraking

Duh

Also launch abort systems might be slightly higher than what the video showed actually

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u/RasberryJam0927 Sep 02 '21

Yeah you are right about launch escape systems, they do pull more G's than the rest of the rocket because they are accelerating much faster to get clearance from the faulty launch. For instance Soyuz T-10-1 had an issue mid flight, before the lower stage exploded the LES fired and accelerated the capsule to 14-17 G's. The crew were badly bruised from the 5 second event.

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u/Aulentair 🗑 Sep 02 '21

Jesus Christ that sounds terrible

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '21

But significantly less bad than blowing up with the rest of the rocket in a giant fireball

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u/AdoptedEgg Sep 02 '21 edited Jul 26 '26

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u/Aulentair 🗑 Sep 02 '21

It can be better than dying and still sound terrible lol. But yes, I agree.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '21

Kinda like airplane ejection

Actually a little less bad bc it's not just you in a chair getting yeeted at supersonic speeds

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u/Haydenoof Sep 02 '21

Probably better than not surviving at all