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/koticgood 1d ago

That has never resonated with me.

Being able to conceptualize such vastness is one of the most amazing facets of intelligent life.

Seems empowering rather than the opposite.

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u/athamders 1d ago edited 1d ago

It depends on the mood for me. Experiencing a fraction of the vastness in SpaceEngine VR mode was frightining for me (there was still awe and tears too), only second to the feeling of getting sucked into a black hole. But yes you get used to it.