Splashdown

Crew-1 Astronauts Safely Splash Down After Space Station Mission

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Sunday, May 2, 2021
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b'WASHINGTON, May 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, completing NASA\'s first commercial crew, long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.

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  • b'WASHINGTON, May 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, completing NASA\'s first commercial crew, long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.
  • Safe, reliable transportation to the International Space Station is exactly the vision that NASA had when the agency embarked on the commercial crew program.
  • "\nNASA\'s SpaceX Crew-1 mission launched Nov. 15, 2020, on a Falcon 9 rocket from the agency\'s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • The move allowed for the forward-facing port to receive four Crew-2 astronauts upon their arrival to the station April 24.

NASA Broadcasts First Splashdown of American Astronauts in 45 Years

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Sunday, August 2, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2020 NASA is broadcasting the return of the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station the first splashdown of an American crew spacecraft in 45 years.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2020 NASA is broadcasting the return of the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station the first splashdown of an American crew spacecraft in 45 years.
  • Ongoing live coverage is airing on NASA Television and the agency's website .
  • SpaceX is readying the hardware for the first rotational mission, which would occur following NASA certification.
  • For more information about splashdown locations, weather criteria and recovery logistics, visit:

NASA TV to Air U.S. Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station

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Thursday, April 2, 2020
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NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

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  • NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT.
  • Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Drew Morgan of NASA will back up the ground controllers and monitor Dragon's systems as it departs the orbital laboratory.
  • The splashdown will not air on NASA TV.
  • Dragon launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket March 6 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and arrived at the space station three days later.

NASA TV to Air US Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station

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Thursday, August 22, 2019
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NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 10:15 a.m. EDT.

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  • NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 10:15 a.m. EDT.
  • The deorbit burn and splashdown will not air on NASA TV.
  • Dragon launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket July 25 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and arrived at the space station two days later.
  • Space Moss compares mosses grown aboard the space station with those grown on Earth to determine how microgravity affects its growth, development, and other characteristics.