The Crew Dragon capsule, manned by private astronauts, splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico after ten days in orbit.
Many Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth space tourists who spent ten days on the International Space Station. It was announced on May 31 by SpaceX.
The capsule after a 12-hour flight splashed down on the coast of Florida at 06:04 Kyiv time.
After 10 days in orbit, Dragon and the Ax-2 crew returned to Earth pic.twitter.com/v7Pounh2tV
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 31, 2023
The crew included former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, businessman John Schoffner, and two Saudi Arabian astronauts, Ryan Barnavi and Ali al-Karni.
Remember that oncologist Barnavi became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to fly into space.
“It was a phenomenal trip. We really enjoyed it,” said Witson, who led the mission organized by Axiom.
Watch Dragon and the Ax-2 crew return to Earth → https://t.co/gkJqIgAr6D https://t.co/nmHRwbGZi0
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 31, 2023
This is the second commercial flight to the ISS under the Axiom space tourism program. The first took place in April 2022.
A third mission is planned for late 2023, where a crew of four will spend two weeks on the space station.
The cost of the flight for each tourist is estimated at $55 million.
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