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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It doesn’t carry enough fuel to land slow enough all the way down. Fuel weighs a lot so you take as little as absolutely necessary on the way up

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