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Old December 28th 07, 08:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Ron Lee wrote:

The same amount of fuel that was needed to accelerate it in the first
place, plus lots more to get that extra fuel up.


Actually not the same amount...not even close. You only have to lower
the perigee such that you reenter on the proper trajectory whereas
going up you have to get into a circular orbit


How do you get rid of all the velocity than builds up as you decend
through near vacuum and your energy of postition becomes energy of
motion?


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