It travels at a constant velocity. So, this is terminal velocity. Using the above model for terminal velocity, I can write: What don’t I know in the above expression?

I had so much fun creating graphs for the Red Bull Stratos Space Jump calculation, that I figured I should make some more. Can you fall faster than terminal velocity? That is the question. Air ...

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This rock would still reach a terminal velocity, but it would take much longer. But what does terminal velocity have to do with the stabilizers on a starship? I have no idea—it’s not real anyway.