NASA’s Crew-6 back to earth after six months in space

After successfully completing six months in space, three astronauts and one cosmonaut of NASA’s Crew-6 mission landed back on earth when they splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean just after midnight ET yesterday.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour traveled towards the earth at 17,000 mph and endured temperatures above 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit.

The mission included traveling 79 million miles and 3,000 orbits of the planet, during which the astronauts conducted 200 science experiments.