Four astronauts are back on Earth after a six-month stay at the International Space Station
In this image from video made available by NASA, a SpaceX capsule, slowed by parachutes, splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, as it returns to Earth with NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi, NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev after a six-month stay at the International Space Station. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
The astronauts said it was incredible to be back. “You've got a roomful of happy people here,” SpaceX Mission Control radioed.Another crew switch will occur later this month with the long-awaited homecoming of two Russians and one American who have been up there an entire year. Their stay was doubled after theirBetween crew swaps, the space station is home to seven astronauts.
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