On the other hand, there's no atmosphere on the Moon to speak of, so you actually have to slow down using propulsion against the gravity for a soft landing. Hea

On the other hand, there's no atmosphere on the Moon to speak of, so you actually have to slow down using propulsion against the gravity for a soft landing. Heat from the atmospheric entry when getting back to the Earth is certainly a concern but the atmosphere also takes care of the vast majority of slowing the descent (or ~all of it, if you count the use of parachutes at the end).