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Feel the burn with this amazing video of a Varda space capsule’s plunge through Earth’s atmosphere

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A small space private capsule has captured stunning onboard scenes from its high-velocity atmospheric reentry.

Varda Space’s W-2 mission came to a successful and spectacular end on Feb. 27 when the capsule reentered the atmosphere and landed at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.

The 265-pound (120 kilograms) capsule spent six weeks in space after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter 12 mission.

a shower of sparks passes from the bottom of the image to the top, while ceramic sides of a spacecraft capsule can be seen at the left and right edges

(Image credit: Varda Space via YouTube)

The company has now released a video capturing dramatic images from its final moments in orbit above the planet and the final, fiery plunge back into Earth’s atmosphere.

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