US EditionSpaceX astronauts splashdown safely off San Diego coast
PACIFIC OCEAN OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST, AUG 9 – The Crew-10 astronauts replaced two stranded NASA astronauts after Boeing Starliner malfunctions delayed their return from nine months to over a week, completing over 200 scientific experiments.
- Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after spending five months at the International Space Station.
- They were replacements for two NASA astronauts stuck at the space station due to Boeing's Starliner malfunctions.
- Their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast, marking SpaceX's third Pacific splashdown with people on board.
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Crew-10 splashes down after 5 months on ISS
NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission splashed down off the coast of California on Saturday morning. The mission, which launched on March 14, involved conducting various scientific experiments and research focused on understanding the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the human body. The crew included NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov.
Four astronauts have returned from the ISS to Earth.
4 astronauts splash down 5 months after rocketing to space station to rescue stranded pilots
Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Pacific off the Southern California coast a day after departing the orbiting lab, where they had relieved the pilots of Boeing’s Starliner.
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Four astronauts home from space station after splashdown
An international crew of four astronauts is back home on Earth Saturday after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station, returning safely in a SpaceX capsule.
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