After spending two months at the International Space Station, astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on Sunday afternoon.
Millions watched when the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched in May, marking the first time U.S. astronauts were sent into orbit by a private company. The mission is in partnership with NASA and Elon Musk鈥檚 company SpaceX.
Now, the astronauts have . The Crew Dragon undocked from the International Space Station at 6:35 p.m. CT on Saturday, and splashdown occurred at 1:48 p.m. CT on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.
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A 2:48pm ET, and splashed down, marking the first splashdown of an American crew spacecraft in 45 years.
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