Crew-6 Returns Safely to Earth after Splashdown
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev splashed down safely?in the SpaceX Dragon?Endeavour?in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, at 12:17 a.m. EDT?after 186 days in space. Teams on the SpaceX?recovery ship, including two fast boats, now are in the process of securing Dragon and ensuring the spacecraft is safe for the recovery effort. As the fast boat teams complete their work, the recovery ship will move into position to hoist Dragon onto the main deck with the astronauts inside. Once on the main deck, the crew will be taken out of the spacecraft and?receive medical checks before a helicopter ride to board a plane for Houston. Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts. Get weekly video highlights at: https://roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/videoupdate/ Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here: www.nasa.gov/subscribe
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