Varda Space capsule returns to Earth in amazing eight-minute time-lapse

Varda Space Industries’ W-1 mission landed in northern Utah this on Feb 21, 2024. Watch the re-entry, parachute deploy and landing in this time-lapse that compresses the footage from 27 minutes to 8. The capsule was carrying Earth crystals of an antiviral drug that were grown in orbit. Credit: Varda Space