Four astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule to wrap up six-month station mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month keep on the International Space Station.

Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Atlantic off the Florida coast.

Returning have been NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, Russia’s Andrei Fedyaev and the United Arab Emirates’ Sultan al-Neyadi, t he first person from the Arab world to spend a longer time in orbit.

Before departing the gap station, they stated they have been yearning sizzling showers, steaming cups of espresso and the sea air since arriving in March. Their homecoming was once behind schedule an afternoon on account of deficient climate on the splashdown places.

SpaceX introduced their replacements over per week in the past.

Another team transfer will happen later this month with the long-awaited homecoming of 2 Russians and one American who’ve been up there a complete yr. Their keep was once doubled after their Soyuz capsule leaked all of its coolant and a brand new craft had to be introduced.

Between team swaps, the gap station is house to seven astronauts.

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