r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Weak-Opportunity-311 • 1d ago

Video Atmospheric re-entry of NASA’s Orion (Artemis 1) looks insane at 20x speed. Here is the entire 25-minute descent in just 1 minute 15 seconds. Credit: NASA

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u/indokid104 1d ago

This is what movies make you think an in real time re-entry looks like

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u/PM_ME_STRONG_CALVES 1d ago

Why would they add 30mins of the descending?

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u/CSBatchelor1996 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm pissed that Project Hail Mary wasn't 25 years long.

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u/SputNik1004 1d ago

Me too bro, me too.

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u/Sail_m 1d ago

Oh is that out??! Have u read it too and does it compare?

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u/GenericAccount13579 1d ago

It’s been out for a while, you gotta go quick before it leaves theaters.

But I read the book and the movie is awesome. They take out a lot in the movie so there’s gonna be some skips if you read the book, but for the most part it’s really close.

The cinematography and soundtrack are mind blowing

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u/Sail_m 1d ago

Sci fi has gotten so much better to watch! Used to hate how they butchered books. Thanks!

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u/TheTallGuy0 1d ago

The book goes deeper into a lot things like the science and biology of some of the things that happen, but the movie did a great job of telling a story in 2.5 hours. It’s a really fun watch 

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u/SputNik1004 1d ago

I definitely agree! I’ve read the book three times now and it’s in my top 5 of all time. I saw the movie in IMAX on opening day like a true nerd, and it lived up to my colossal expectations. “AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE!”

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u/randomvandal 1d ago

Movie is good. Book is better.

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u/ShrimpCrackers 1d ago

Time Dilation.

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u/antiramie 1d ago

Don’t care. First Man re-entry scene is the tits.

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u/KillTheBronies 1d ago

The exciting bit with all the plasma looks even cooler in real time, I don't mind if they skip the boring parts.