NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Splashes Down After 167-Day Mission

Crew-11 Returns to Earth

• 🚀 Crew-11 has successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, concluding their 167-day mission.
• 🛰️ The mission included 165 days spent aboard the International Space Station.

Splashdown Sequence

• 💨 Main parachutes deployed at approximately 119 miles per hour, decelerating the spacecraft to 15-16 miles per hour for splashdown.
• ⏱️ Splashdown occurred precisely at 12:41 a.m. Central time, as anticipated.
• 👨‍🚀 Commander Zena Cardman called out altitude readings from the Dragon Endeavor spacecraft during its descent.

Recovery and Welcome Home

• ✅ The SpaceX recovery ship and team were in position to retrieve the Dragon capsule.
• 🏠 On behalf of SpaceX and NASA, the crew was welcomed home, with the spacecraft's safety verifications now in progress.
• 🧑‍🚀 The crew returning to Earth includes NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Frink, JAXA astronaut Kimya Ui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alec Platov.