SpaceX Capsule Splashes Down Off Florida Coast, Bringing 4 Space Station Astronauts Back To Earth

Los Angeles CA

06 May, 2022

4:37 PM

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CBS Los Angeles May 6, 2022 Recovery crews make their way to the Crew Dragon Endurance shortly after the capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday to close out a 176-day mission. One day after undocking from the International Space Station, four astronauts plunged back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule early Friday, streaking across southern Mexico to an on-target splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico west of Tampa to close out a six-month mission. With Crew-3 commander Raja Chari and Thomas Marshburn monitoring the automated descent, the Crew Dragon "Endurance" fired its braking thrusters for nearly eight minutes starting at 11:53 p.m. EDT, slowing the ship by about 120 mph to drop out of orbit. Follow this link for photos and more on the landing: https://www.cbsnews.com/losang... CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.