The shuttle does one final burn to de-orbit. After that they enter the atmosphere and land unpowered. The engines are not ever used during the landing procedure (they worry more about slowing down).
The shuttle becomes basically the worlds largest/heaviest/fastest glider.
Interesting fact #2: The 2 offical landing strips (Texas and Florida) are the flattest strip of land on the planet. (they were built to be flatter then the curvature of the Earth.)
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The shuttle does one final burn to de-orbit. After that they enter the atmosphere and land unpowered. The engines are not ever used during the landing procedure (they worry more about slowing down). The shuttle becomes basically the worlds largest/heaviest/fastest glider. Interesting fact #2: The 2 offical landing strips (Texas and Florida) are the flattest strip of land on the planet. (they were built to be flatter then the curvature of the Earth.)
Total Recall had these type of windows. Uber geeky, I am please to see that Reality catching up with Sci-Fi once more.
The AI in MOO2 didn't cheat. But it did get very lucky.