What's it like being inside a capsule of metal that's ploughing through huge swathes of plasma as it fights to return home?
Well it turns out that it's actually rather beautiful. A stunning red light glows from the edge of your window while white hot plasma sparks and flows past your vision.
Trying to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere is one of the most dangerous things a human can do. You're travelling at over 20,000mph and experiencing temperatures of over 3,000 degrees, it's terrifying.
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The video was shot by NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins as he left the ISS and headed home. The rare footage is part of a larger video which discusses life onboard the International Space Station.