[FPSPACE] China reveals deadly threat to first flight

[robot at esper.com]

Not only that, but the writing clearly indicates that the blackout
was some kind of unforeseen problem, whereas in fact every reentry
has a RF blackout due to the shell of plasma around the reentering
object. Blackouts are normal.

It looks like the reporter didn't understand something basic.

Robert

From: Sven Grahn 
>As someone has already pointed out - to rely on ground commands for
>a safe landing sounds like a strange idea. Reporters must have 
>misunderstood and/or embellished a tracking/communications
>problem....

[snip]

>>The communication blackout as the capsule re-entered the Earth's 
>>atmosphere threatened a safe landing by astronaut Yang Liwei and 
>>forced ground control to use backup systems, Xinhua news agency 
>>reported.