al@aurora.UUCP (Al Globus) (06/21/85)
How massive must a spacecraft be such that, when deorbited from low Earth orbit (say 300 miles), the craft will impact the Earth with an explosive power equivalent to the Hiroshima bomb? Express the answer in tons. The reason I want the answer is that, if Star Wars battle stations are hardened by adding lots of mass, at what point are the battle stations as dangerous as ICBMs? Thanx in advance. I'll summarize for the net.