Four space station astronauts are back on Earth after a quick SpaceX flight home
the first Native American woman to fly in space
Earlier in the week, high wind and waves in the splashdown zones kept them at the station a few extra days.“That was one heck of a ride,” Mann radioed moments after splashdown. “We're happy to be home.” Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata craved sushi, while Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina yearned to drink hot tea"from real cup, not from plastic bag.”
Remaining behind at the space station are three Americans, three Russians and one from the United Arab Emirates.
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