How can a spaceship return to Earth?

To return to Earth, the spacecraft was braked by dense atmospheres.

US shuttle.

This friction reduced their speed from 28,000km / h to about 100km / h. Next, one or more parachutes will help with a landing or a soft landing.

Upon returning from the Moon, the Apollo ships passed through the atmosphere at a higher speed (40,000 km / h). Thus gave birth to a huge heat escape. However the ship was protected by an insulating cover.

The classic spacecraft will gradually disappear, replacing it with rocket-capable planes without the aid of any airstrip. That's what the US space shuttle has been doing since 1981.