Crew Dragon splashdown in Gulf of Mexico successful, first crew recovery at sea since 1975

In a historic moment, X’s Crew Dragon Capsule successfully landed in ocean off coast of Florida at 12:18 am IST on August 3. After spending 63-days at International Station (ISS), two US astronauts, Bob Behnken and Douglas Hurley returned to Earth. NASA astronauts blasted off from Cape Canaveral on May 30 and two marked first splashdown in 45 years. 

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Historic Splashdown 

Behnken and Hurley made history when y became first people to be launched into low-Earth orbit on a commercial craft built by X. mission, Demo-2, also marked first time NASA had launched astronauts from US soil in nine years.

w that two astronauts have landed, Crew Dragon Capsule will be in water for about an hour before it is hauled by crane onto a X recovery ship. It will be ar hour before hatch is opened and two astronauts are moved to recovery. 

Crew Dragon capsule blasted off from Kennedy Center's historic Launch Pad 39A on May 30 at 12:52 am IST to International Station from American turf. splashdown marked first return of a commercially built and operated American craft carrying astronauts from station, wrapping up NASA’s X Demo-2 mission. 

NASA Television covered mission live from undocking to splashdown. farewell ceremony of X Dragon Demo-2 began around 6:40 pm IST and NASA TV undocking cover will start at 2:45 am IST.

(Im Credits: AP) 

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