SpaceX Astronauts Return to Earth in Rare Nighttime Splashdown of The Dragon Capsule Into the Gulf of Mexico! Video Goes Viral
SpaceX returned four astronauts from the International Space Station in a rare nighttime splashdown of The Dragon Capsule and the video is now going viral. It marks the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. The splashdown took place in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City before 3 a.m.
SpaceX returned four astronauts from the International Space Station in a rare nighttime splashdown of The Dragon Capsule and the video is now going viral. It marks the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. The splashdown took place in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City before 3 a.m. This ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk’s company.
SpaceX Returns 4 Astronauts to Earth. Watch Video:
Splashdown of Dragon confirmed – welcome back to Earth, @AstroVicGlover, @Astro_illini, Shannon Walker, and @Astro_Soichi! pic.twitter.com/jEVQMyOgQT
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 2, 2021
A Fun GIF Showing Astronauts of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Reaction Was Shared By NASA:
How we feel knowing that the astronauts of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission have safely returned to our home planet. 💙 pic.twitter.com/CANUXMar9B
— NASA's Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) May 2, 2021
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