SpaceX Crew Returns To Earth In Successful Splashdown
It’s home, sweet home for NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken. Their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule made a successful splashdown landing in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday afternoon. It was the first splashdown by U.S. astronauts in 45 years. Within 30 minutes, the recovery ship came to pick them up and brought them back to American soil. It also ended the first manned space flight by a private company. They blasted off back in May for the International Space Station. Another SpaceX crew will launch as early as next month. Welcome home!
Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug! pic.twitter.com/0vAS3CcK9P
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 2, 2020
.@AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug have been lifted out of the water and are aboard the Go Navigator. Welcome home. #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/gjqUcLMy8X
— NASA (@NASA) August 2, 2020