08-02-2020, 08:51 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53621102
Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have returned to Earth after a two-month stay on the space station.
The crew's SpaceX Dragon Capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico just south of Pensacola on Florida's Gulf coast.
The capsule was then hoisted from the sea on to a recovery vessel where the astronauts have now emerged.
The successful end to the crew's mission initiates a new era for the American space agency.
All its human transport needs just above the Earth will in future be purchased from private companies, such as SpaceX.
Well, this must have brought back some fond memories for those fortunate enough to see the Apollo capsules landing in the ocean! (Sadly, I'm too young to have witnessed it first-hand ).
In any case, I'm glad they made it home safely - and, let's hope future missions go similarly well!
Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have returned to Earth after a two-month stay on the space station.
The crew's SpaceX Dragon Capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico just south of Pensacola on Florida's Gulf coast.
The capsule was then hoisted from the sea on to a recovery vessel where the astronauts have now emerged.
The successful end to the crew's mission initiates a new era for the American space agency.
All its human transport needs just above the Earth will in future be purchased from private companies, such as SpaceX.
Well, this must have brought back some fond memories for those fortunate enough to see the Apollo capsules landing in the ocean! (Sadly, I'm too young to have witnessed it first-hand ).
In any case, I'm glad they made it home safely - and, let's hope future missions go similarly well!
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