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Spaceship capsules are shaped like frustums to optimize aerodynamic stability during reentry.

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Spaceship capsules are deliberately designed with blunt, frustum-like shapes to manage strong shock waves and optimize stability and thermal protection during atmospheric reentry.

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Analysis of Radio Frequency Blackout for a Blunt-Body Capsule in Atmospheric Reentry Missions

2016 · cited by 31

Paper [0] discusses the blunt-body capsule configuration of the Apollo command module, which features a frustum-like geometry designed for atmospheric reentry.

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Towards Reentry Capsule Dynamic Stability Prediction: Recent Experience using PyFR for Capsule Wake Flow

2024 · cited by 1

Paper [2] confirms that planetary reentry capsules utilize blunt shapes to manage aerodynamic stability and thermal loads.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 8401 Aug 2026

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