SpaceX returns astronauts to Earth in rare night-time splashdown – video

SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first US crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot in 1968. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3am, ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk ’s companySpaceX returns four astronauts to Earth in darknessContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Tags: Space SpaceX World news International Space Station Source Type: news