- NASA’s SpaceX is back to earth with four astronauts after completing 5 months mission.
- The spacecraft was led by Nicole Mann who talks about her experience in space.
- The spacecraft which landed near the Gulf of Mexico was later lifted by the crew.
The space station astronauts and their capsule splashed in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa on Florida’s coast. The astronauts didn’t just dodge the space junk but also dealt with a pair of Russian capsules that were leaked and orbiting the outpost, They also had a delivery of a replacement for the station’s other crew members.
The first Native American woman to fly to space Nicole Mann also led the astronauts to the station on Saturday morning. After coming back, they were in a dragon capsule in the sea waiting for pickup less than 19 hours later.
SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft has the parachutes deployed capsule floated down to the Florida coast’s water of Tampa on March 11. “That was one heck of a ride,” Mann radioed moments after splashdown. “We’re happy to be home.”
The capsule was lifted after landing in the Gulf of Mexico of Tampa out of the water on the recovery ship. Their replacements arrived more than a week ago and after that, they were set to land only after being delayed due to high wind and waves in the splashdown zones.
Lady astronaut who flew the spacecraft Nicole Mann said that she couldn’t wait to feel the wind on her face, smell fresh grass and enjoy some delicious food. Nicole is also a member of Northern California’s Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.
The astronauts named their regional cuisines a Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata named sushi while Anna Kikiana who is a Russian cosmonaut said that she craved hot tea from a real cup instead of a plastic bag.
NASA astronaut Josh Cassada’s to-do list included getting a rescue dog for his family. “Please don’t tell our two cats,” he joked before departing the space station.
The other three Americans, three Russians, and UAE are still at the space station and Wakata space flight champion from Japan has now been in space for more that 500 days or five missions to NASA’s shuttle era.
