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!
I wasn't clear, was the LOS just comms or a full loss of telemetry from the craft? Either way, terrifying.
Everything. No radio signals make it in or out of the capsule due to ionization from the heat and plasma of reentry.
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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It seems like they had limited telemetry for a short period before they did any audio