Plane snaps rare footage of a spacecraft reentering Earth from space

Nearly a quarter century ago, four identical spacecraft launched into space. Now, they're coming home.The European Space Agency sent a plane to capture footage of the first of four Cluster mission satellites reentering Earth's atmosphere on Sept. 8. "The first recorded observation of a satellite reentry from a high-speed orbit, taken from a plane in bright daylight!" the agency wrote. SEE ALSO:NASA scientist viewed first Voyager images. What he saw gave him chills.
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