Rescuers retrieved the crew members of the Crew Dragon Endeavor from the descent capsule. Four astronauts successfully left the spacecraft, which splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, November 9. It is reported by Interfax with reference to NASA.
The crew members of the Crew Dragon Endeavor, who spent 199 days in orbit, returned in the descent capsule. The astronauts brought back 240.5 kilograms of the results of scientific research carried out on the International Space Station (ISS).
The lander was lifted aboard the GO Navigator rescue vessel. After that, the crew was removed from the capsule. NASA noted that the operation to evacuate the astronauts after splashdown took an hour. After a medical examination, the crew of the Crew Dragon Endeavor were sent ashore.
The ship carried NASA astronauts Megan MacArthur and Shane Kimbrow, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Toma Peske, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide.
Earlier, NASA reported on the successful splashdown of the landing capsule off the coast of Florida. The device landed on the water after the deployment of the parachutes.
Crew Dragon undocked from ISS. Before leaving orbit, the spacecraft made a complete flyby of the station for photographing. NASA noted that this procedure was carried out for the first time since 2011. The ability to circle the station was one of NASA’s requirements for certification of the spacecraft.
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