Posts Tagged ‘splashdown’

Astronauts set for ‘splashdown’ off the coast of Florida

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is set for a “splashdown” off the coast of Florida shortly after midnight Monday, marking the end of a nearly six-month mission for four astronauts.  According to NASA, the splashdown is slated for 12:17 a.m. EST on Monday at one of seven targeted landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf… […]

NASA astronauts splashdown to Earth on SpaceX capsule after historic mission

The first astronauts to ride a SpaceX capsule into orbit splashed down back to earth on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken stayed on the space station for two months. The mission made history as it was the first time a private company, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, successfully sent […]

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