Does Aerodynamics Matter in Space?
All Designed Solely for Flight in Space and All Not Remotely Aerodynamic. That Said, 'Aerodynamics' Sometimes Matters Because Outer Space Isn't a Perfect...
All designed solely for flight in space and all not remotely aerodynamic. That said, 'aerodynamics' sometimes matters because outer space isn't a perfect vacuum. In low Earth orbit drag will cause the orbit to decay, and the lower the orbit the stronger the drag.
Are there aerodynamics in space?
In outer space there is practically no air and consequently no need to streamline our space vehicles nor give any at- tention at all to aerodynamics. Before we can reach the regions of outer space, however, or return from there, we must pass en- tirely through the atmospheric layer surounding the earth at least twice.
Why does aerodynamics matter in space?
Something that is aerodynamic does a good job of diverting air around it to cause minimal external force due to drag. There isn't any air in space so an object in motion would, as Isaac Newton found, stay in motion at the same speed and in the same direction until acted on by another force.