NASA Crew-8 Astronauts Begin 34-Hour Return Journey to Earth After 6 Months in Space

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:33am on 24 Oct 2024,Thursday Science

NASA's Crew-8 mission has begun its 34-hour return to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon capsule, carrying NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, undocked from the ISS at 2:40 am (IST) on Thursday. Their return had been delayed by poor weather conditions. The crew is expected to splash down near the Florida coast at around 1 pm (IST) on Friday. This marks the end of their mission, which involved various scientific experiments and maintenance activities during their time in space.

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