How come ISS space capsules for re-entry to earth don’t burn up in the atmosphere the same way comets and meteors do?

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How come ISS space capsules for re-entry to earth don’t burn up in the atmosphere the same way comets and meteors do?

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They have a very controlled re-entry attitude, they go slower and they have an ablative heat shield.

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