According to NASA, the SpaceX capsule, which earned itself the nickname of freedom, was submerged in the sea at around 4:55 pm local time and took a five-hour flight from the ISS.
“Since it was launched on the ISS and began orbit on April 27, SpaceX has carried three US NASA astronauts, namely Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines. In addition, the mission also involved an Italian crew of the Agency. spacecraft, Samantha Cristoforetti, “he said. in a declaration as loaded Reuters on Saturday (15/10).
NASA said the recovery team helped the four astronauts get out one by one from the hot capsule that burned out during its descent to Earth in less than an hour.
“Since they have just landed on earth, astronauts who still wear black and white spacesuits and their helmets walk unsteadily because they are used to living in space without gravity,” he explained.
Additionally, NASA has advised that any astronaut returning to Earth must undergo a routine medical check-up process on board before being returned by helicopter to Florida.
During their time on the space station, the crew orbited the Earth 2,720 times. Once every 90 minutes, they record a distance of approximately 72 million miles in space.
The team is the fourth long-range astronaut group launched on the ISS by SpaceX since the private missile company founded by Tesla Inc CEO Elton Musk began piloting NASA personnel in May 2020.
Their return to Earth occurred a week after the arrival on the ISS of their replacement team, Crew-5, consisting of a Russian cosmonaut, a Japanese astronaut and two NASA crew members.
The ISS is a space research station that spans the length of an American football field. The office has been managed continuously since 2000, by a partnership led by the United States and Russia that includes Canada, Japan and 11 European countries.
