Four Astronauts Return Safely After Six Months in Space Station
Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday morning, following a successful six-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS). Their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule parachuted into the water near Pensacola, Florida, marking the end of their 18-and-a-half-hour journey home. The crew, led by NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli on her first spaceflight, arrived at the ISS last August aboard the same SpaceX Crew Dragon that brought them back to Earth. Also on board were Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov. During their time in space, the astronauts conducted important research on how microgravity, the feeling of weightlessness in space, affects the human body. One experiment investigated how microgravity accelerates aging and impacts liver regeneration. "It was great to see Crew-7 back home and well. What a way to start a morning!" said NASA's Rebecca Turkington, who was on board the reco...