NASA says its Crew-11 astronauts have arrived in Houston
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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.
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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is set to splash down off Southern California following a rare medical evacuation from orbit.
NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts are returning to Earth after ISS undocking, with scheduled splashdown following a controlled medical evacuation, according to Space.com coverage.
If undocking goes as planned, SpaceX Dragon expected to splash down off California coast around 3.40 am ET - Anadolu Ajansı
The NASA International Space Station (ISS) crew that included a sick astronaut splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, early on Thursday morning. "Welcome home, Crew-11!" NASA said in an update, adding that the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft hit the on water on schedule at 12:41 a.m. PT.
Webcast explains Crew-11 undocking step-by-step as Mission Control gives the “go for undock.” Umbilicals retract, hooks open, and Dragon departs.
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission pose for a photo during a training session before they launched to the International Space Station. From left: Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke, U.S. astronaut Zena Cardman, and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui.