The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Saturday, August 1, with two United States astronauts on board, beginning their journey back to Earth despite a storm threatening Florida.
"Now is the entry, descent and splashdown phase after we undock, hopefully a little bit later today," Hurley said in a farewell ceremony aboard the ISS that was broadcast on NASA TV. Earlier, during the ISS ceremony, Behnken said that"the hardest part was getting us launched. But the most important part is bringing us home."
The mission, which blasted off May 30, marked the first time a crewed spaceship had launched into orbit from American soil since 2011 when the space shuttle program ended.The US has paid SpaceX and aerospace giant Boeing a total of about $7 billion for their"space taxi" contracts.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: inquirerdotnet - 🏆 3. / 86 Read more »