PHOENIX 1 successfully completes re-entry and splashes down in the South Atlantic Ocean

Atmos Space Cargo/PHOENIX

PHOENIX 1 completed its first orbital mission, deploying Atmos's proprietary inflatable heat shield and performing a controlled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. The capsule splashed down in the South Atlantic roughly 2,000 km off Brazil's coast, successfully validating the core re-entry technology and becoming the first spacecraft re-entry by a private European company.