The SpaceX capsule carrying Frenchman Thomas Pesquet and three other astronauts landed on the night of Monday, November 8 to Tuesday, November 9 off the coast of Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico, after a six-month stay in the International Space Station , according to a NASA video broadcast.
And… splashdown!
🌊
The @SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor has splashed down off the coast of Florida at 10:33 pm ET (03:33 UTC), returning the Crew-2 astronauts back to Earth after more than six months aboard the @Space_Station: pic.twitter. com / yZkjL27Cd8
- NASA (@NASA) November 9, 2021
Braked by the Earth's atmosphere and then by four huge parachutes, the Dragon capsule resisted the vertiginous descent thanks to its heat shield.
It must be retrieved quickly by a ship stationed at sea nearby, and soon after the spaceship's hatch will be opened for the astronauts to exit.
They will then be brought back to dry land by helicopter.
With AFP
The summary of the week
France 24 invites you to come back to the news that marked the week
I subscribe
Take international news everywhere with you!
Download the France 24 application
google-play-badge_FR