SpaceX makes splashdown after astronauts leave International Space Station – The National

SpaceX makes splashdown after astronauts leave International Space Station – The National

Four astronauts aboard Elon Musk’s private rocket ride splashed down at midnight on Friday.

Less than 24 hours after leaving the International Space Station, the three US astronauts and one German plunged back to Earth and plopped into the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa on the Florida coast. Nasa expected to have them back in Houston later in the morning.

“That was a great ride,” said Raja Chari, the capsule commander. As for the reintroduction to gravity, he said: “Only one complaint. These water bottles are super heavy.”