{"id":778022,"date":"2024-02-28T14:17:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T19:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=778022"},"modified":"2024-02-28T14:17:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T19:17:54","slug":"watch-the-varda-capsules-entire-fiery-atmospheric-re-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=778022","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Varda Capsule&#8217;s Entire Fiery Atmospheric Re-Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a front row seat on what it would be like to return to Earth inside a space capsule. Varda Space Industries\u2019 small W-1 spacecraft successfully landed at the Utah Test and Training Range on February 21, 2024.\u00a0 A camera installed inside the cozy 90 cm- (3 ft)-wide capsule captured the entire stunning reentry sequence, from separation from the satellite bus in low Earth orbit (LEO) to the fiery re-entry through Earth\u2019s atmosphere, to parachute deploy, to the bouncy landing.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of this 5-minute video, you\u2019ll see a pair legs with mud-caked shoes approach to gather the parachute and retrieve the capsule. Not only is there video, but sound as well. And the sounds of reentry and landing are what grabs you! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-165935\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Varda Capsule Reentry - Five Minutes from LEO to Earth\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qw4DseiPu7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s a also full 27-minute unedited raw footage from separation to touchdown is also available, below.<\/p>\n<p>On X, Varda said reentry speeds reached Mach 25.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>W-1 was part of a Rocket Lab Photon spacecraft launched in June 2023 on SpaceX\u2019s Transporter-8 rideshare mission (NASA\u2019s CAPSTONE mission also launched on this flight.). Varda used the spacecraft to test their in-space manufacturing technologies. Inside the capsule, the company was able to produce crystals of a drug called ritonavir, an antiviral drug grown in the microgravity LEO environment that can be used to treat HIV and hepatitis C. \u00a0The company\u2019s goal is to develop the infrastructure to make LEO more accessible to commercial industries. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe manufacture pharmaceuticals in space,\u201d said Varda CEO Will Bruey in an interview on Marketplace. \u201cRemoving gravity allows us to make medicines you otherwise couldn\u2019t on Earth. Gravity is kind of like a parameter. If you put a temperature knob on an oven, you create a whole world of new recipes and new food you can create. Similarly, if you can change gravity, you can also change the chemical process for drug formulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>W-1 spent eight months integrated with a Rocket Lab Photon spacecraft (the upper stage of the Electron rocket) that provided the capsule with power, propulsion, and navigation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Varda Space\u2019s off-Earth manufacturing capsule is evaluated by recovery personnel as it sits on the desert floor of the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) on Feb. 21, 2024. Credit: Varda Space\/John Kraus<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis mission was a phenomenal feat and impressive display of teamwork between the Rocket Lab and Varda teams to develop a unique and highly capable spacecraft, successfully demonstrate in-space manufacturing and bring back the capsule and finished pharmaceutical product \u2013 all on the first attempt,\u201d said Rocketlab CEO Peter Beck in a company press release. \u201cThe success of this reentry mission will also inform our work on developing a reentry capsule for Neutron to potentially enable human spaceflight missions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Varda-reentry-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Varda-reentry-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Varda-reentry-580x327.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Varda-reentry-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Varda-reentry-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Varda-reentry.jpg 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screenshot from the Varda W-1 capsule\u2019s reentry to Earth. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Varda transported the capsule to its California headquarters for a complete check-out, and sent the ritonavir samples on board to a pharmaceutical company, Improved Pharma, for analysis. Varda said it will also share data from the reentry itself with NASA and the Air Force under a contract with those agencies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Varda Capsule Reentry - Full Video from LEO to Earth\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BWxl921rMgM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Varda Capsule Reentry \u2013 Full Video from LEO to Earth<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded\" id=\"like-post-wrapper-24000880-165935-65df86206aab0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/#blog_id=24000880&amp;post_id=165935&amp;origin=www.universetoday.com&amp;obj_id=24000880-165935-65df86206aab0\" data-name=\"like-post-frame-24000880-165935-65df86206aab0\" data-title=\"Like or Reblog\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Like this:<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"button\"><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sd-text-color\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/165935\/watch-the-varda-capsules-entire-fiery-atmospheric-re-entry\/?rand=772204\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a front row seat on what it would be like to return to Earth inside a space capsule. 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