NASA releases 'astronaut's-eye view' of Orion spacecraft's re-entry

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Ever wonder what an astronaut would see as he or she splashed back to earth aboard a NASA spacecraft?

A new video released by the space agency allows you to experience just that, providing an "astronaut's-eye view" of re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere aboard the Orion spacecraft

See also: Why NASA's Orion is critical for our future in space

The perspective, filmed by a camera onboard Orion during it's historic Dec. 5 test flight, shows the moment of re-entry to the craft's successful splashdown. NASA plans to one day use Orion for a roundtrip manned Mars mission, so one day astronauts may see this very same view. Read more...

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