Video of SpaceX's Starship reentry shows the ultra-hot plasma plummet back to Earth like never before

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 14:27

starship reentry spaceship body with a thick haze of bright red-orange plasma lining its belly as it falls toward the ocean — A screengrab from Starship's reentry video shows ultra-hot plasma gathering on the spaceship's belly.
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SpaceX's Starship captured a stunning video of its reentry as it fell back to Earth.
The footage from Starship's first successful flight shows dense red-hot plasma lashing the spaceship.
It's the best and clearest video footage yet of a spacecraft enduring the fiery fall back to Earth.

SpaceX's Starship captured a stunning video of its reentry into Earth's atmosphere as it finished its first successful flight through space on Thursday.