> "NASA specialists use engineering models to estimate how objects heat up and break apart during atmospheric reentry," they added. "These models require detailed input parameters and are regularly updated when debris is found to have survived atmospheric reentry to the ground."
So, yes, they do rely on stuff burning off as it goes, but with some understanding whether that should actually happen.
> "NASA specialists use engineering models to estimate how objects heat up and break apart during atmospheric reentry," they added. "These models require detailed input parameters and are regularly updated when debris is found to have survived atmospheric reentry to the ground."
So, yes, they do rely on stuff burning off as it goes, but with some understanding whether that should actually happen.