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Astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule. Revisit their mission aboard the space station.

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after becoming the first people to fly a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

The International Space Station is a mere silhouette as it transits the sun, as seen from Frederiscksburg, Virginia. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, aboard the station since May 31, returned to Earth today in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Composite by Joel Kowsky/NASA

After more than two months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley returned to Earth today, parachuting through the planet’s skies in a SpaceX Dragon capsule. The pair splashed down at 2:48 p.m. ET in the Gulf of Mexico—a site off the coast of the Florida Panhandle and far enough west to avoid the winds and rain of Hurricane Isaias.

The pair’s journey home concludes a history-making test flight called Demo-2, which returned crewed spaceflight capabilities to the United States after a nearly 10-year hiatus. The mission lifted off on May 30, marking the first time NASA astronauts piloted a spacecraft that’s owned and operated by a commercial company, rather than

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