NASA's Crew-8 returns to Earth, successfully splashing down into Atlantic

25 Oct 2024, 07:58 by Darryl Coote · UPI

Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The four-member SpaceX Crew-8 aboard Crew Dragon Endeavour returned to Earth early Friday, completing their nearly eight-month mission in space.

Their Endeavour spacecraft splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida near Pensacola at 3:39 a.m. EDT, after undocking from the International Space Station some 34 hours earlier.