After flying toward Earth in a privately built spacecraft for the first time in history, NASA Astronaut Bob Behnken broke down the process of splash landing in the Gulf of Mexico this past weekend.
“I personally was surprised at just how quickly the events all transpired,” said Behnken, who explained that after the de-orbit burn — which sets the spacecraft on course to return home from low-Earth orbit — the SpaceX Dragon Capsule roared to life.
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