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Audit the fire. Calculate the peak stagnation point heat flux encountered by a spacecraft during atmospheric re-entry using the Sutton-Graves approximation.
At 7500 m/s, the kinetic energy of the spacecraft is converted into heat via a compression shockwave. A flux of 735 kW/m² requires advanced ablative or ceramic tiling to prevent vehicle disintegration.