CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month keep on the International Space Station.
Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Atlantic off the Florida coast.
Returning had been NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, Russia’s Andrei Fedyaev and the United Arab Emirates’ Sultan al-Neyadi, the primary individual from the Arab world to spend an prolonged time in orbit.
Before departing the area station, they mentioned they had been craving scorching showers, steaming cups of espresso and the ocean air since arriving in March. Their homecoming was delayed a day due to poor climate on the splashdown places, however ultimately, offered a spectacular middle-of-the-night present because the capsule streaked by the sky over Cape Canaveral towards a splashdown close to Jacksonville.
The astronauts mentioned it was unimaginable to be again. “You’ve got a roomful of happy people here,” SpaceX Mission Control radioed.
SpaceX launched their replacements over every week in the past.
Another crew swap will happen later this month with the long-awaited homecoming of two Russians and one American who’ve been up there a whole yr. Their keep was doubled after their Soyuz capsule leaked all of its coolant and a brand new craft needed to be launched.
Between crew swaps, the area station is house to seven astronauts.
___
The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives help from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely liable for all content material.
Content Source: www.washingtontimes.com