The Crew Dragon put on a spectacular show as it descended across Florida in a blaze of super-heated plasma.
Blazing like a meteor as it streaked high above northern Florida, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft safely carried four space station fliers back to Earth early Monday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean east of Jacksonville to wrap up a six-month stay in orbit.
With SpaceX recovery crews and NASA observers standing by, the capsule's four main parachutes deployed on time, filled with air and lowered the spacecraft to a gentle splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida's east coast at 12:17 a.m. SpaceX crews reached the Crew Dragon within minutes of splashdown. After making sure no propellant vapors were present, cables were connected and the spacecraft was hauled aboard the SpaceX recovery ship. As usual with long-duration flights, recovery personnel planned to carry Bowen and company out of the Crew Dragon, one at a time, as they began readjusting to the unfamiliar tug of gravity.NASA
The SpaceX recovery team lifts the Crew Dragon capsule out of the water before opening its main hatch to help the crew members out of the cabin.
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