Apollo Command Module, Conceptually Depicted (IMAGE)

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Apollo Command Module, Conceptually Depicted

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As spacecraft, like the Apollo Command Module depicted in this artist's concept, enter the atmosphere, a plasma sheath engulfs them that can cut off communication signals with the ground.

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NASA

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