Varda Space capsule returns to Earth in amazing eight-minute time-lapse

Varda Space Industries' W-1 mission landed in northern Utah this on Feb 21, 2024. Watch the re-entry, parachute deploy and landing in this time-lapse that compresses the footage from 27 minutes to 8.

The capsule was carrying Earth crystals of an antiviral drug that were grown in orbit.

Credit: Varda Space

[beesod]

Easily the best space video in a long while for me. TY!

[regolith]

Awesome! Thanks for reposting this for people like me who are interested in space but don't have the time or energy to chase down every single video from a thousand different sources all over the internet.

[mickyspicer]

This is the coolest video I've seen in a while. Thanks for sharing.watched is from Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[DavidJBuchner]

Beautiful. Cameras stuck to space stuff rock. Cameras with microphones rock even harder. Reminds me of the Shuttle SRB return replays.

[dbaider]

This was wonderful. The full unedited version would also be nice to watch. And hear! What times we live in.

[RicoD]

I wonder how many G’s this capsule experienced. Re-entry itself took less than 40 seconds

[liamterry]

How did they launch that thing and get it to land in any area that was planned is just wow!!!🤯🤯 😲😲

[mckeem]

OMG - the plasma was so amazing. Please please someone post a longer clip of that even if it is realistically animated.

[AVOWIRENEWS]

What an incredible feat of technology and human ingenuity! Time-lapse videos have a special way of bringing out the beauty and drama of space missions, compressing hours of complex operations into moments of awe. The return of the Varda Space capsule is a testament to the advancements in space exploration and our never-ending quest to understand and explore beyond our planet. It's moments like these that inspire future generations of scientists, engineers, and dreamers to reach for the stars. Imagine the dedication and teamwork it took to make this mission a success. Truly amazing!

[brburnham]

Can't get much cooler than that! Amazing footage - thanks! 😎😎

[gojkod]

Without doubt the best footage so far of reentry 😎🙌🏻

[jimbooras]

?During reentry, why didn't plasma burn into the opening where camera is? I noticed the lip around the edge of the hole yellowed, but I just don't understand.
Is it that heavier craft, like space shuttles, need more heat protection because of its massiveness? 1 little opening destroyed the shuttle, but this opening is unscathed coming into the atmosphere?

[vajnis]

Beatutiful and interesting video, thanks from Sweden.

[robertlafnear]

Those GoPro cameras are getting better and better... nice narrow panorama of earth.

[christinabalfoort]

3:42 the toilet's POV when I have tacobell:
Also accurate with the flying prices of debris💀

[budgiefriend]

Wow, that looked like a very steep entry angle, almost like 90 degrees.

[marleychanson]

What is the glowing object in the center of the screen at 1:32? Is it a reflection of the sun that appears after?

[environmentaldataexchange]

At about 5 minutes, you can hear the creature breathing.

[Willene]

I wish there was audio of what's going on

[TimothyRuizSpaceBro]

Wow! Simply amazing.
Proof that the earth IS flat ! 😂

Very cool. Thanks VARDA for sharing.