A new video backed by ethereal music shows NASA’s Orion capsule returning from space, through Earth’s atmosphere, and provides viewers a taste of what the vehicle experienced during its Dec. 5 flight test.
The video begins 10 minutes before Orion’s 11:29 a.m. EST splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Peak heating from the friction caused by the atmosphere rubbing against Orion’s heat shield can be seen, and the video goes on to show the deployment of Orion’s parachutes and the craft’s splashdown.
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