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 mention one thing unmentioned I think.

The speed things are going up there is very fast. There is mo atmosphere so you’d need a fuel source for to slow down quickly. And fuel is heavy/expensive so it’s not financially logical to “stop”.

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