An artist's impression of the unmanned Orion capsule re-entering Earth's atmosphere.The real thing will safely return to Earth in 2022.
NASA
SpaceX is testing a system aimed at overcoming communications blackouts that occur when spacecraft re-enter Earth's atmosphere from orbit.
Almost all spacecraft that return to Earth lose communication during re-entry because the atmosphere slows them down. The same friction that slows the spacecraft also heats the air beneath the spacecraft, ionizing it into a glowing, conductive plasma. This will immediately…
Source: www.newscientist.com
