It was a mission that captivated audiences across the world - and now video reveals exactly what astronauts will experience when they come back to Earth in the Orion capsule. Among the first data to be removed from Orion following its uncrewed Dec. 5 flight test was video recorded through windows in Orion’s crew module. Nasa says it 'provides a taste of the intense conditions the spacecraft and the astronauts it carries will endure when they return from deep space destinations on the journey to Mars.' Scroll down for video During the re-entry, flames are visible on the capsule at it reaches 20,000 mph (32,000 kph) enduring temperatures of 2,200°C (4,000°F)
@highlight
Video was first item to be recovered tfrom the Orion capsule as it arrived back and its Florida launch siteA series of images have revealed how a combined US Navy and Nasa team recovered the Orion spacecraft
@highlight
The future Mars-bound vehicle splashed down at a target point 275 miles (442km) west of Baja California
@highlight
Divers and a fleet of boats were used to tow Orion back to the well deck of the USS Anchorage
@highlight
The ship is now making its way to shore and will offload Orion in San Diego later today
@highlight
Orion launched at 12.05 GMT (07.05 ET) on 5 Dec, making a 4.5 hour-journey that saw it orbit Earth twice
@highlight
It then re-entered the atmosphere at 20,000 mph (32,000 kph) enduring temperatures of 2,200°C (4,000°F)
@highlight
Nasa's Orion spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts to an asteroid and eventually to Mars in the 2030s
@placeholder shrank from view through Orion's capsule window during its trip out to space, and stunning images were relayed back home.