>>And that the loss of >>Telemetry was caused by the re-entry ionization > >Ah, I gotcha. I imagine there are ways of telecommunicating in the >25th century that are indifferent to the ionization radio blackout,
Prolly part of what the shields do when they're not run down below whatever that charge mark you spec'd in the story was (the other part being not letting enough heat/turbulence in that already damaged control surfaces fail further)
Of COURSE you wernt expecting it! No One expects the FANNISH INQUISITION! RCW# 86