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WATCH ABOVE: SpaceX Crew Dragon splashes down in Gulf of Mexico ‘Quite an odyssey’: NASA astronauts speak after historic splashdown in SpaceX capsule‘Quite an odyssey’: NASA astronauts speak after historic splashdown in SpaceX capsuleNASA says Crew Dragon astronauts ‘doing well,’ will return to Houston ‘tonight’NASA says Crew Dragon astronauts ‘doing well,’ will return to Houston ‘tonight’Beirut explosion: Lebanese PM, cabinet resign amid public outrageCOMMENTARY: A new ‘Cold War’ is developing between China and the U.S.NASA officials say boats near splashdown point not anticipated, but was safe at landingNASA officials say boats near splashdown point not anticipated, but was safe at landing‘Laughable’: New York’s Gov. The capsule being lifted onto the SpaceX recovery ship Go Navigator. "Astronauts complete first splashdown in 45 years. All rights reserved. Thank you to all!," tweeted President Donald Trump. All market data delayed 20 minutes. tornadoSimon Cowell has surgery after breaking his back in electric bike accidentTemperature checks and ‘deep cleaning’ aren’t good at stopping coronavirus. tweeted Vice President Mike Pence, who is chair of the National Space Council. While pleased with the crew’s safe return, he wasn’t overly impressed. The Mercury and Gemini crews in the early to mid-1960s parachuted into the Atlantic, while most of the later Apollo capsules hit the Pacific. With wind at 2 knots, weather conditions for the capsule's return to Earth were ideal. Behnken was the first to exit the capsule, giving a thumbs up to the recovery team. To keep the returning astronauts safe in the pandemic, the recovery crew quarantined for two weeks and were tested for the coronavirus.The opening of the hatch was held up briefly by extra checks for toxic rocket fumes outside the capsule.
All rights reserved. (NASA TV) It was the first time a private company launched people into orbit and also the first launch of NASA astronauts from home turf in nearly a decade. They splashed down in … We’re going to be a customer, one customer of many,” Bridenstine said from Johnson Space Center in Houston. The two boys recorded a wake-up call for their fathers Sunday morning.“Don’t worry, you can sleep in tomorrow,” said Behnken’s 6-year-old son Theo, who was promised a puppy after the flight. Its throwback splashdown aside, SpaceX made history with the mission, which launched May 30 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA video showed one vessel flying a large campaign flag for President Donald Trump.The Coast Guard in Pensacola said it had deployed two vessels to keep the public at least 10 miles away from the capsule.Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence, who both attended the launch, congratulated the SpaceX and NASA teams.“Great to have NASA Astronauts return to Earth after very successful two month mission. or redistributed. Thank you to all!” Trump tweeted.Great to have NASA Astronauts return to Earth after very successful two month mission. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, It was the first splashdown by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. NASA 'Dads' Make Successful SpaceX Splashdown The NASA astronauts who flew on the SpaceX craft to the International Space Station in May returned to Earth on Sunday. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley spent 63 days in space … Hurley and Behnken’s capsule will be refurbished for another flight next spring. After meeting with doctors, the astronauts were flown by helicopter to Pensacola and then to Houston.There was one unexpected problem that could have endangered the operation: Once the capsule was in the water, private boats “just made a beeline for it,” and got too close, said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, promising to do better next time at keeping sightseers on pleasure boats safely away. The capsule was hoisted aboard the SpaceX recovery ship Go Navigator and its hatch was opened at 3:59 p.m. EDT. He was clearly moved — and relieved — while addressing the group.“I’m not very religious, but I prayed for this one,” he said.The astronauts’ ride back to Earth was fast, bumpy and hot, at least on the outside.The spacecraft went from a screaming orbital speed of 17,500 mph (28,000 kph) to 350 mph (560 kph) during atmospheric reentry, and finally to 15 mph (24 kph) at splashdown. Hurley and Behnken, both veterans of Space Shuttle missions, had It was the first time a … Trump tweeted. Today, we welcome home @AstroBehnken & @Astro_Doug! SpaceX already had experience hauling cargo to the space station, bringing those capsules back to a Pacific splashdown.“We are entering a new era of human spaceflight where NASA is no longer the purchaser, owner and operator of all the hardware.
Peak heating during descent was 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,900 degrees Celsius). Update: Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are back on Earth as SpaceX’s first NASA crew splashed down in the Gulf Coast off Pensacola. Hurley followed shortly after, also giving a thumbs up. Hurley was the pilot of NASA’s last space shuttle flight in 2011 and the commander of this SpaceX flight.NASA turned to SpaceX and also Boeing to build capsules and ferry astronauts to and from the space station, following the retirement of the shuttles. A Houston company run by a former NASA official, meanwhile, has partnered with SpaceX to send three customers to the space station in fall 2021.“It took years to get here, we brought the capablity back to America, and we came home safely to our families, and it took a lot of people a lot of time to make that happen,” Behnken said back in Houston.Boeing doesn’t expect to launch its first crew until next year. Its throwback splashdown aside, SpaceX made history with the mission, which launched May 30 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.