Published 2 years ago

Astronauts set to return home from the International Space Station today

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The Crew Dragon spacecraft left its docking port at the ISS around noon ET. The capsule lit up its thrusters again to orient itself as it began its reentry. A plume of parachutes then slowed its descent further before it came to a splashdown. The crew was initially scheduled to depart the space station Wednesday.

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Times of India

SpaceX capsule carrying 4 astronauts returns to Earth, splashes down in the Atlantic

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida (AP)

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Astronauts set to return home from the International Space Station today

Four astronauts are expected to board their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and return home from the International Space Station on Friday, bringing an end to their nearly six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.

2 years ago·Canada

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NDTV

SpaceX Capsule Leaves Space Station To Bring 4 Astronauts Back To Earth

The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA departed the orbiting outpost on Friday to begin their flight back to Earth, capping a science mission of nearly six months.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming.

2 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Blazing re-entry, then parachutes: SpaceX capsule returns 4 astronauts to Earth

SpaceX: SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule dubbed Freedom carried three US NASA astronauts and an Italian crewmate from the European Space Agency.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

Astronauts returning home from space station splash down off Florida coast

NASA and SpaceX's Crew-4 mission departed the International Space Station Friday, bringing four astronauts home after a nearly six-month stay in space.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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