Astronauts splash down in SpaceX capsule
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The Crew-11 mission has left the International Space Station and have arrived back on Earth. Crew Dragon Endeavour and its crew of four — comprised of two NASA astronauts, one Japanese astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut — splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:40 AM PST (08:40 UTC) on Thursday, Jan. 15.
After a health issue, four astronauts are set to leave the International Space Station early, with a pre-dawn Pacific splashdown planned for Thursday, Jan. 15.
An ailing astronaut and three others are back on Earth. They splashed down overnight in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, lighting up the sky across Southern California.
SpaceX recovery teams hoist Dragon onto the ship’s “nest” after Crew-11 splashdown off San Diego. The clip shows the hydraulic lift and egress prep steps.