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Video of Japanese spacecraft breaking up in Earth’s atmosphere

Found here. Interesting video. Two days ago, the Hayabusa, a Japanese unmanned spacecraft, finally returned from its seven-year, 1.25 billion-mile trip. It plunged to the earth in a beautiful blaze, which NASA astronomers captured on video. That clip has since … Continue reading

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