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Historic NASA-Manned SpaceX Capsule Returns To Earth, Lands In Gulf Of Mexico

Eric Quintanar
Historic NASA-Manned SpaceX Capsule Returns To Earth, Lands In Gulf Of Mexico
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Dragon Capsule, the first NASA-manned privately built capsule to launch into space, splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon, bringing astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley back home after about 2 months at the International Space Station (ISS).

The capsule landed in the ocean just before 3pm EST and was met with applause from the mission control team, which had been live-streaming the command center and final minutes of the capsule’s descent back to Earth.

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