The mission launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket May 30 and arrived at the station a day later, marking the first orbital flight of American astronauts from U.S. soil since NASA's space shuttles retired in 2011. Splashdown: 2:48 p.m. EDT. Nosecone closes: 2:11 p.m. EDT Update for 4 p.m. EDT: SpaceX's Demo-2 Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down off the Pensacola, Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico at 2:48 p.m. EDT (1848 GMT). Harry Styles Announces 'Fine Line' Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set, Twins grow UK's biggest squash weighing in at a whopping 185 STONE, Meghan Markle Opens Up About the “Almost Unsurvivable” Online Abuse She’s Faced, Doctors investigating if 1920s vaccine can fight coronavirus, Noel Gallagher’s daughter Annais says she’s fed up of being branded a hellraiser, Archaeology news: Ancient medical anomalies prove ‘impossible’ Bible stories right – claim, Brexit space deal humiliates EU as Brussels forced to grovel to UK amid Galileo black hole, What happens after death: Woman claims she was ‘sick with fear’ after dying during surgery, UFO sighting: Giant ‘angelic’ UFO spotted ‘feeding’ on the Sun by NASA satellite – claim, Climate change: Ice melt projections may underestimate Antarctica’s impact on sea levels, Shark mystery: Scientists baffled by ‘top predators’ evolving quickly to ‘WALK’ on land, SpaceX news: Starlink internet ready for public use after latest launch, Elon Musk says, Poisonous furry caterpillars that look like wigs are popping up in Virginia. The two astronauts joined the ISS Expedition 63 Crew alongside NASA’s Chriss Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner. Demo-2 is the first crewed flight of the Dragon and there is one more major test to be performed – safe return to Earth. And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. Visit Space.com today for complete coverage of SpaceX's Demo-2 Crew Dragon splashdown. It's splashdown day for SpaceX's first NASA crew. The launch will carry NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker alongside Japan’s Soichi Noguchi. 125,539, This story has been shared 121,989 times. “Astronauts complete first splashdown in 45 years. SpaceX will launch Crew Dragon’s first six-month operational crew missions. Visit our corporate site. The ISS, which hosts international crews of up to nine astronauts at once, rotates crews every few months. "I'm happy you went into space, but I'm even happier that you're coming back home. "So we expect nothing different for the splashdown.". The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after it landed. Very exciting!” Trump tweeted. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook and Instagram. President Trump also welcomed the pair back to the planet. Behnken and Hurley blasted off on a SpaceX craft to the ISS from Cape Canaveral, Fla. in late May. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands, Support teams and curious recreational boaters arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed, NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley waves to onlookers, NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley, left, and Robert Behnken prepare to depart their helicopter at Naval Air Station Pensacola. This story has been shared 121,989 times. Deorbit burn: 1:56 p.m. EDT Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, Full coverage: SpaceX's historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut test flight, Crew wakeup: 7:40 a.m. EDT Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? On Earth, SpaceX has a recovery ship waiting to retrieve Crew Dragon from the ocean within an hour after splashdown. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The other company, Boeing, will use its own Starliner capsules and Atlas V rockets to make those flights. Reentry begins: 2:36 p.m. EDT The capsule will then deploy its parachutes to slow it to about 15 mph (24 km/h) for splashdown. We've received your submission. “The Crew-1 spacecraft is in production and astronaut training is well underway.”. Future, fully operational Dragons will be built to stay for up to 210 days in orbit. Upon their arrival on the ISS, Mr Hurley said: “It’s been our honour to be just a small part of this. “Our goal is to make sure that there is a big demand in the future, and I would love to see a fleet of Crew Dragons servicing, not just the International Space Station, but also commercial space stations, which is why we’re working so hard every day to commercialize our activities,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said at a press conference.

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