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If so, what you witnessed was a four-person NASA space crew returning to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft. According to a news release from NASA, Crew-11 splashed down safely off the coast of San Diego at around 12:41 a.m.
SpaceX Crew-11 splashed down safely in the Pacific after more than five months in orbit aboard the International Space Station. The four astronauts completed over 140 experiments and traveled nearly 71 million miles around Earth.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 14, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission.
NASA has confirmed SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon has completed its early return to Earth following a medical evacuation from the International Space Station.
A Crew-11 member, who NASA has yet to identify, had an undisclosed medical concern that triggered the agency to accelerate their return to Earth.
In an unprecedented move, NASA executed the first-ever emergency medical evacuation from the International Space Station, rushing four astronauts back