Four astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost six months at the International Space Station
In this photo provided by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida in a return trip from the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — — 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. SpaceX and NASA finally gave the all-clear on Friday, and the three Americans and one Italian departed the International Space Station,The capsule parachuted into the ocean, just off Jacksonville, Florida, about five hours after it left the space station.
“Getting the first few hugs when we get back is really going to be awesome,” Hines told reporters earlier in the week.The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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