SpaceX splashes down NASA’s Group-3 venture, finishing its 6th astronaut flight

SpaceX’s Group Dragon pill Staying power splashes down within the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida on Would possibly 6, 2022.

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SpaceX returned the astronauts of NASA’s Group-3 venture to Earth early Friday morning, marking the final touch of its 6th human spaceflight.

Group Dragon pill Staying power splashed down off the coast of Tampa within the Gulf of Mexico.

“On behalf of all of the SpaceX workforce, welcome house,” Sarah Gillis, SpaceX lead operations engineer, stated on a webcast after splashdown. “It is been an absolute honor to beef up you in your venture, Staying power group, and thank you for flying SpaceX.”

“That was once a super journey,” Group-3 commander Raja Chari stated.

Group-3 spent 177 days in area, with the majority of that point spent on board the World House Station. The SpaceX-launched venture carried a workforce of 4: NASA astronauts Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron, and Eu House Company astronaut Matthias Maurer.

From left to proper: ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron throughout the SpaceX’s Group Dragon Staying power after splashdown on Would possibly 6, 2022.

Aubrey Gemignani | NASA