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loloquwowndueotoday at 12:21 AM1 replyview on HN

Everything. No radio signals make it in or out of the capsule due to ionization from the heat and plasma of reentry.


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philistinetoday at 12:25 AM

I’ll note, since it is supremely interesting to me, that Starship is able to communicate with the ground during its whole reentry due to its sheer size and ability to connect with Starlink satellites. I assumed loss of signal due to reentry was a given for any spaceship!

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