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  • Fri. Dec 13th, 2024

SpaceX capsule and Nasa crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

SpaceX capsule and Nasa crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

A capsule with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico. (Reuters…Read More

CAPE CANAVERAL: Two

Nasa

astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of

Mexico

to close out an unprecedented test flight by

Elon Musk

‘s

SpaceX

company.

It was the first splashdown by US astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit. The return clears the way for another SpaceX crew launch as early as next month and possible tourist flights next year.

Test pilots Doug Hurley and

Bob Behnken

rode the SpaceX Dragon capsule back to Earth less than a day after departing the International Space Station and two months after blasting off from Florida. The capsule parachuted into the calm gulf waters off the coast of Pensacola, hundreds of miles from Tropical Storm Isaias pounding Florida’s Atlantic coast.

“Welcome back to planet Earth and thanks for flying SpaceX,” the company’s Mission Control said.

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