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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Adam Juniper

DJI Action 6 cameras go to space (and back) on China's new Musk-beating reusable rocket – and the mission includes the unreleased Osmo 360 II

Chinese Landspace rocket taking off.

The first successful launch of China's new self-landing reusable rocket, the Landspace Zhuque-3, was filmed by 12 DJI "consumer grade" cameras including the upcoming Osmo 360 II – making aerospace history, according to the company.

While consumer action cameras have flown to space before, the Osmo Action 6 was able to withstand the 932°F / 500°C conditions and return to Earth without any physical alterations. DJI has shared unedited footage of the nine-minute flight in which the rocket takes off, travels to space and lands – and as you can see, it's utterly captivating:

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