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Photos: SpaceX capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico

It was the first water landing for a US spacecraft since the Apollo-Soyuz mission of 1975

Published: August 03, 2020 07:24 Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from agencies

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Copy of 393563-01-02-1596423746020 — Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-08-03T004621Z_1073918816_RC206I93ZDKL_RTRMADP_3_SPACE-EXPLORATION-SPACEX-1596423734267 — It was the first water landing for a US spacecraft since the Apollo-Soyuz mission of 1975. Image Credit: NASA via REUTERS

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Copy of SpaceX_Astronauts_Return_06283.jpg-5019a-1596423751700 — Test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived back on Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule named Endeavour, less than a day after departing the International Space Station and two months after blasting off from Florida. Image Credit: AP

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SpaceX — The capsule parachuted into the calm gulf waters about 40 miles off the coast of Pensacola, hundreds of miles from Tropical Storm Isaias pounding Florida's Atlantic coast. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of SpaceX_Astronauts_Return_52064.jpg-759f7-1596423726115 — Within a half-hour of splashdown, the scorched and blistered 15-foot capsule was hoisted aboard a SpaceX recovery ship with a staff of more than 40, including doctors and nurses. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 394230-01-02-1596423729177 — After medical checkups, the astronauts were flown by helicopter to Pensacola and then to Houston. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of SpaceX_Astronauts_Return_01242.jpg-c19cc~1-1596423731982 — Pilot Doug Hurley, one of the two astronauts on board, said: "It's truly our honor and privilege" as radio communications became choppy and cut out. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of SpaceX_Astronauts_Return_76099.jpg-0986b~1-1596423741282 — The SpaceX capsule is lifted onto a ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 394164-01-02-1596423737990 — Support teams and curious recreational boaters arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of SpaceX_Astronaut_Return_43694.jpg-1cd65~1-1596423748330 — The SpaceX capsule splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico. Image Credit: AP

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