NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Returns From ISS

The crew's successful splashdown Tuesday marks NASA's seventh commercial crew rotation.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 02:24 PM ET

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Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov (from left), European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft on board the SpaceX recovery ship Megan shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Tuesday, March 12. [Courtesy: NASA]

Key Takeaways:

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 successfully returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, after more than six months aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The international crew, comprising astronauts from the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Russia, spent 197 days on the ISS, completing scientific experiments vital for future space missions.
Their return marks another key milestone for NASA's commercial crew program, demonstrating international collaboration and advancing research for deep-space exploration.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7—the space agency’s seventh crewed mission ferried by a private company to the International Space Station (ISS)—has returned to Earth after more than six months aboard the outpost.

Shortly before 6 a.m. EDT Tuesday, the crew splashed down in a SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, nearly 19 hours after it autonomously undocked from the ISS. The astronauts were retrieved by the company’s recovery vessels, NASA said.