Re-entry speed contest

[Bellatrix]

Thought this would be a fun challenge: Build a craft that can allow a pilot to survive ridiculous re-entry speeds, with the speed measured from the first dip below 70km that results in an aerocapture or deorbit.
Teleporting the craft into position is allowed, you don't have to fly it up there before re-entry.
Try get the highest speed you can!

[articsnipershot]

well technically if you clamp an asteroid, you can possibly come in at really crazy speeds...havnt tried it though

[1.10e+25 Worms]

I'm going to try this out see what I can do. I've built a rocket and am going to try to sling shot off of Jool to get into very far out orbit in space then come back to kerbin and reenter.

[1.10e+25 Worms]

I crashed into jool, not sure how I managed that...

[1.10e+25 Worms]

Oh I see google messed up the atmospheres height, It said 90,000m, not 200,000m. Pretty big diffence...

[1.10e+25 Worms]

I did it! It took a bit, 4 hours but I did it!
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Time: 67y, 299d, 02:03 or 4 hours real time
Speed at atmospheric re-entry: 5674.9 m/s
Crew was recovered
Full Mission (rocket was launched start to finish no teleporting)
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Some Images of the journey:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114433
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114457
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114497
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114544
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114586
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114621
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114659
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114699
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114735
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114780
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114816
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114874
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114908
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114950
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159114988
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115041
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115097
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115136
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115178
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115208
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115274
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115308

[1.10e+25 Worms]

Just re-entry and landing:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115136
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159115308

[Lucifer69]

Left the atmosphere at 99x the speed of light. Re-entered the atmosphere at 99x the speed of light. In both cases, the pilot survived. Call it luck. Made possible by Kraken drives breaking. No screens, but I've had it happen more than once now.

Our lord and savior, the Kraken.

[DOOT]

This thing lets 1 kerbal survive a kerbin reentry at 7 to 8 km/s (sometimes can survive 9km/s) with 120% reentry heating: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159286602

[DOOT]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159355003

[Lucifer69]

https://imgur.com/a/blOdq#2Z4AgCN

24 km/s. Likely the best non kraken drive run that is even possible (without cheats at that). My friend did this a while back.

[Bellatrix]

Originally posted by newguy:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2159355003

Wow, that's quite something to watch.
So, is that 3 nested fairings, with a regular landing capsule inside that has tonnes of heat shields?