NASA’s SpaceX crew splash down in Atlantic after six-month mission
Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Atlantic off the Florida coast.
Returning had been Nasa astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, Russia’s Andrei Fedyaev and the United Arab Emirates’ Sultan al-Neyadi, the primary particular person from the Arab world to spend an prolonged time in orbit.
Before departing the area station, they stated they had been craving sizzling showers, steaming cups of espresso and the ocean air, having arrived in March.
Their homecoming was delayed a day due to poor climate on the splashdown places, however in the long run, offered a spectacular middle-of-the-night present because the capsule streaked by way of the sky over Cape Canaveral towards a splashdown close to Jacksonville.
The astronauts stated it was unimaginable to be again.
“You’ve got a roomful of happy people here,” SpaceX Mission Control stated.
A SpaceX capsule, slowed by parachutes, splashes down within the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast
/ APSpaceX launched the astronauts’ replacements greater than per week in the past.
Another crew swap will happen later this month with the long-awaited homecoming of two Russians and one American who’ve been up on the station for a complete yr.
Their keep was doubled after their Soyuz capsule leaked all of its coolant and a brand new craft needed to be launched.
Between crew swaps, the area station is dwelling to seven astronauts.