why is atmosphere reentry such an issue? If it is just because of speed hitting the atmosphere why can’t the spacecraft just slow down before and synchronise with earth rotation?

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why is atmosphere reentry such an issue? If it is just because of speed hitting the atmosphere why can’t the spacecraft just slow down before and synchronise with earth rotation?

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To be fair I’m no expert but, if you slow down you fall down, because you lose orbital speed. You can’t slow down without losing height. If you synchronize with earth orbit its like standing still, which means you’re falling straight down

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