ORMOUS 🌒 on Instagram: "How astronauts return from the ISS 🚀🌍 Astronauts come back to Earth aboard spacecraft like SpaceX’s Crew Dragon or Russia’s Soyuz, which first undock from the International Space Station and perform a de-orbit burn to slow down and begin atmospheric re-entry. As the capsule plunges through the atmosphere, compressed air heats the exterior to ~1,600–2,700°C, creating a glowing plasma. A heat shield absorbs and sheds this heat, keeping the cabin safe, though communicatio