How would a spacecraft just bounce off the atmosphere into space?

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In movies at least, astronauts in desperate times have mentioned that unless they get to a certain angle or re-entry window, they would bounce off the atmosphere into space. What’s the science behind that? What conditions have to be perfect for re-entry and why?

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I think they release big amounts of energy strong enough to launch them into a speed faster than our planet’s escape velocity

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