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Watch the Fiery Re-entry of Progress Module

Posted by Soulskill on from the looking-down-on-reentry dept.

astroengine writes "On Saturday, Oct. 29 at 5:04 a.m. EDT, a Progress Cargo Module undocked from the ISS and drifted away with a full haul of space station trash. It gradually slowed, deorbiting and dropping into the atmosphere at 8:48 a.m. EDT, leaving a blazing trail in its wake. Space station astronauts videoed the event as it unfolded."

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  1. Photographs, not video by the_other_chewey · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, Space Station astronauts photographed the event as it unfolded.

    The "video" is a time lapse animation made from those stills, and a
    good bit faster than real time.

    1. Re:Photographs, not video by swanzilla · · Score: 2, Insightful

      The "video" is a time lapse animation made from those stills

      Which, by definition, is a video.

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  2. It's started! by MattGWU · · Score: 3, Funny

    The long-term residents of Space already view us 'terrestrials' with disdain. To them, Earth has become nothing more than a dump!

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    1. Re:It's started! by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2

      The long-term residents of Space already view us 'terrestrials' with disdain. To them, Earth has become nothing more than a dump!

      And how is that different from the rest of mankind?

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  3. Re:Oct 29 by tripleevenfall · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stuff that was a different form of matter last week

  4. Re:Oct 29 by element-o.p. · · Score: 2

    Stuff that was converted from matter to energy last week.

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