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Hindustan Times
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- Hindustan Times
Astronauts return to Earth after 5 months on the ISS in SpaceX capsule
An international crew of four astronauts is back home on Earth Saturday after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station, returning safely in a SpaceX capsule. The Dragon capsule of billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company detached from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2215 GMT on Friday.(AP) The spacecraft carrying US astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off California's coast at 8.44 am local time (1534 GMT). Their return marks the end of the 10th crew rotation mission to the space station under NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which was created to succeed the Space Shuttle era by partnering with private industry. Also Read: SpaceX Crew-11 mission successfully launches to International Space Station: See photos The Dragon capsule of billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company detached from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2215 GMT on Friday. The capsule's dizzying, 17-hour drop back down to Earth was slowed when it re-entered the atmosphere, then further reined in by the deployment of huge parachutes. After the capsule splashed down, it was recovered by a SpaceX ship and hoisted aboard. Only then were the astronauts able to breathe Earth's air again, for the first time in months. The astronaut team, known as Crew-10, conducted numerous scientific experiments during their time on the space station, including studying plant growth and how cells react to gravity. Their launch into space in March allowed two US astronauts to return home after being unexpectedly stuck onboard the space station for nine months. When they launched in June 2024, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were only supposed to spend eight days in space on a test of the Boeing Starliner's first crewed flight. However, the spaceship developed propulsion problems and was deemed unfit to fly back, leaving them stranded in space. NASA announced this week that Wilmore has decided to retire after 25 years of service at the US space agency. Last week, US astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov boarded the ISS for a six-month mission.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
SpaceX splashdown: ISS astronauts return after 5 months; Nasa's first Pacific landing in 50 years
Four astronauts have safely returned to Earth after spending five months aboard the International space station (ISS). Their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California on Saturday, a day after leaving the orbiting laboratory. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Nasa's Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi, and Russia's Kirill Peskov launched in March to replace the two Nasa astronauts stranded on Boeing's Starliner following its failed test mission. 'Welcome home,' Mission Control at SpaceX radioed as the capsule parachuted into the water. Starliner's malfunctions forced Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to remain in orbit for more than nine months instead of a planned week. Nasa eventually ordered the capsule to return empty, transferring the pair to a SpaceX flight. Wilmore has since retired from Nasa. Before departure on Friday, McClain said, 'We want this mission, our mission, to be a reminder of what people can do when we work together, when we explore together.' She said she was looking forward to 'doing nothing for a couple of days' in Houston, while her crewmates hoped for hot showers and burgers. This was SpaceX's first Nasa crew splashdown in the Pacific in 50 years, with Elon Musk's company shifting returns from Florida to California earlier this year to reduce debris risks. The last Nasa astronauts to land in the Pacific were part of the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission , a historic joint effort between the US and the Soviet Union.
India Today
an hour ago
- India Today
Nasa's SpaceX Crew-10 splashes down in Pacific after 5-month stay on Space Station
The four members of Crew-10 made a successful water landing off the US's California coast on Saturday at 11:33 am ET (9:03 pm IST), splashing down near San Diego in their SpaceX astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov returned to Earth after the crew successfully undocked from the International Space Station on Friday has made significant contributions to advancing scientific knowledge and technology demonstrations during its five months aboard the work encompassed hundreds of experiments spanning biology, material science, and human physiology, key research that supports future long-duration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Among their studies were investigations of how microgravity impacts plant growth and protein yields in microalgae, vital for sustaining life on long-term mission underscores the reliability and growing capabilities of commercial crew flights, with SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft continuing to play a pivotal role in maintaining a continuous human presence in low Earth orbit.- Ends
