NASA-SpaceX capsule carrying 4 astronauts returns to Earth, ending 200-day space station mission

NASA-SpaceX capsule carrying 4 astronauts returns to Earth, ending 200-day space station mission

FP Staff November 9, 2021, 23:05:04 IST

SpaceX Dragon capsule streaked through the late night sky like a dazzling meteor before parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Monday

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NASA-SpaceX capsule carrying 4 astronauts returns to Earth, ending 200-day space station mission
In this image taken from NASA video, the crew of the SpaceX Dragon capsule react after splashing down into the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, Fla., late on Monday to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring. AP
Parachutes are deployed from the SpaceX Dragon capsule as it descends before splashing down into the Gulf of Mexico. The newcomers were scheduled to launch first, but NASA switched the order because of bad weather and an astronaut's undisclosed medical condition. AP
The capsule is recovered after splashing down into the Gulf of Mexico. AP
The International Space Station is seen as astronauts in the capsule undock. AP
Astronauts in the SpaceX Dragon capsule prepare for undocking from the International Space Station. AP
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