Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 20, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Astronaut’s-Eye View of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Re-entryNew video recorded during NASA’s Orion return through Earth’s atmosphere provides viewers a taste of what the vehicle endured as it returned through Earth’s atmosphere during its Dec. 5 flight test.The video begins 10 minutes before Orion's 11:29 a.m. EST splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, just as the spacecraft was beginning to experience Earth's atmosphere. Peak heating from the friction caused by the atmosphere rubbing against Orion's heat shield comes less than two minutes later, and the footage shows the plasma created by the interaction change from white to yellow to lavender to magenta as the temperature increases. The video goes on to show the deployment of Orion’s parachutes and the final splash as it touches down.Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted December 22, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I wish they had installed a microphone inside the capsule so we could have some idea of how reentry in Orion would sound to an astronaut, although I am sure they have hearing protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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