reentry vehicle articles

What is the thermal protection system for reentry vehicles?

Reentry into Earth's atmosphere subjects any returning spacecraft—whether a crew capsule or an uncrewed probe—to an envi...

What protective layer surrounds a rocket during reentry?

The fiery descent of a spacecraft back to Earth is one of the most dramatic and technically challenging phases of any sp...

How do rockets survive reentry?

The return trip from space presents one of the most severe engineering hurdles in rocketry and aerospace, transforming w...