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SpaceX Returns 4 Astronauts to Earth; Rare Night Splashdown

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.

The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m., ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk’s company.

It was an express trip home, lasting just 6 1/2 hours.

The astronauts, three American and one Japanese, flew back in the same capsule—named Resilience—in which they launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in November. MORE

6 Comments on SpaceX Returns 4 Astronauts to Earth; Rare Night Splashdown

  1. Interesting:
    The astronauts’ capsule, Resilience, will head back to Cape Canaveral for refurbishment for SpaceX’s first private crew mission in September. The space station docking mechanism will be removed, and a brand new domed window put in its place.

    A tech billionaire has purchased the entire three-day flight, which will orbit 75 miles (120 kilometers) above the space station. He’ll fly with a pair of contest winners and a physician assistant from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, his designated charity for the mission.

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  2. Any chance with Kamala in charge that SpaceX will get pushed aside and prohibited from future flights? Elon Musk has been red pilled. Meanwhile, Bezos’ space company “Blue Origin” has a more appropriate name and needs help getting…up.

    All for equity dontcha know! 🚀

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