Mid-reentry
Shortly after re-entry began on Sunday, Orion entered into the first of two communication blackout periods, the result of electrically charged plasma caused by extreme heat; atmospheric friction generated temperatures in excess of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The first blackout period lasted for five minutes, and the second for half that time. This view from Orion, though grainy, was among the first to be received after the capsule emerged from the second communications blackout period.
