Crew-3 team, which went into space on November 11, 2021, had been on duty for about 6 months. The crew sent to the International Space Station (ISS) with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket includes Matthias Maurer from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron from NASA.
The four-man team completed its mission on the International Space Station after doing a lot of scientific work. The crew, which made its return journey with the Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft on May 4, successfully landed on Earth.
The four astronauts in the Crew-3 crew have returned to Earth!
Crew-3 crew successfully landed on the Florida coast of the USA yesterday evening. These moments were also shared on NASA’s Twitter account. While it was revealed that the Dragon Endurance spacecraft parachuted into the sea, the astronauts were transported to the shore with the rescue vehicle named after Shannon Walker.
With Crew-3’s return to home, SpaceX and NASA’s ISS’ It also completed another routine manned spaceflight to Earth. SpaceX has contracted with NASA to periodically send astronauts to the International Space Station as part of an initiative called the Commercial Crew Program. Crew-3 is SpaceX’s third operational mission to the ISS for NASA. In addition, the company has sent astronauts to space for the eighth time with this mission.
After the Crew-3 returned safely to Earth, SpaceX and NASA have already started work on its next mission. On April 27, three NASA astronauts and an Italian astronaut affiliated with the European Space Agency set off for the ISS with another Crew Dragon as part of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission. Crew-3 astronauts were waiting for them to greet them and help them get to know the ISS. Crew-4 astronauts are scheduled to stay on the ISS until autumn.
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