Magnificent re-entry, page 1

As you all know ATV was destroyed on re-entry over the pacific yesterday. And team of scientists on a DC-8 aircraft managed to take some pictures of the burning space craft, and it is online at the ESA website, and the image is amazing, especially the pyrotechnics surrounding the space craft and the colours created by it.

See, for yourself,

www.esa.int...

Hope you enjoyed that.

Originally posted by leprechaun35
so whats an atv?

Did someone lose a tv?

love it!

By the way.....

ATV-Automated Transfer Vehicle from the OP`s link.

Hi guys here's a link to the reentry video, see how it gets destroyed and turns itself into millions of tiny particles.

www.esa.int...

reply to post by peacejet

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dam thats hella cool!!

never seen a reentry on film, let alone one that was was menat to break up .. makes me wish i had a house in teh pacific.

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