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Splashdown! Astronauts aboard SpaceX capsule make water landing in the Gulf of Mexico

2-8-2020 < RT 29 166 words
 


2 Aug, 2020 18:54





Two NASA astronauts have landed safely back on earth after a blistering descent through our planet’s atmosphere in a SpaceX capsule. The historic feat is a milestone for Elon Musk’s spaceflight company.



Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon, after a 63-day mission to the International Space Station. Launching in May, the mission was the first manned spaceflight from American soil in nearly a decade, and the first launch of NASA astronauts by a private company.



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