This afternoon, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to start out their journey again to Earth inside SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon, bringing an finish to their historic flight to the Worldwide Area Station. If all goes to plan, the 2 will splash down within the Crew Dragon off the western coast of Florida on Sunday afternoon.
Getting again to Earth from orbit isn’t any simple activity, and the 2 astronauts have an extended journey forward of them earlier than they’re again on strong floor. As soon as Behnken and Hurley undock from the house station, they’ll spend the following 18 hours in orbit, slowly distancing themselves from the ISS, earlier than making the dive into Earth’s environment. That begins a harrowing journey right down to the floor, because the Crew Dragon…
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