Updated March 4th, 2024 at 15:17 IST
Space capsule fitted with a camera captured stunning visuals while reentering the Earth’s atmosphere, shared by Varda Space Industries.
Reported by: Garvit Parashar
Space Capsule Captured Mesmerising Video Clips While entering Earth | Image:X: @VardaSpace
Varda Space Industries, an US-based space exploration industry, shared a post on X in which they successfully landed a capsule in the Utah Desert. The size of this space capsule was 3-foot wide, fitted with a camera, and captured some mesmerising clips while entering the earth’s orbit. Varda posted the video a few days ago, and now it is trending everywhere. The scenery of the blue horizon and black space created stunning visuals.
Varda wrote on X, “Here’s a video of our capsule ripping through the atmosphere at Mach 25, no renders, raw footage:”
This viral video got more than 14 lakh views and 4500 likes. And apart from this, Varda also shared a 5-minute video.
Varda wrote in the caption of the 5-minute video, “Below is a longer 5-minute edit from separation to touchdown: The full unedited raw footage and audio from separation to touchdown is available on our YouTube:”
The users are in awe of this footage; one user replied, “That’s amazing.
Thank you for sharing this.”
Another user wrote, “Congratulations and thanks for showing us what the re-entry looks like!” A third user wrote, “Wow, so cool. I had my ear pressed for audio, waiting to hear the sound of air friction.”
Shambhu Kumar is a science communicator, making complex scientific topics accessible to all. His articles explore breakthroughs in various scientific disciplines, from space exploration to cutting-edge research.