KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Four astronauts are now safely back on Earth.

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NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission splashed down off Florida’s gulf coast early Friday.

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Crew-3 returned in the SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft, nearly 24 hours after undocking from the International Space Station.

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The Crew-3 members were NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer.

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NASA provided live coverage of Crew-3′s return to Earth, splashdown and recovery.

Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission

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Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, European Space Agency's Matthias Maurer exits the SpaceX Dragon space capsule after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off Tampa, Florida, early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)

Shortly after splashdown, the spacecraft was secured by teams in two fast boats and aboard a recovery ship.

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For the Crew-3 astronauts, this was their first time back on Earth in nearly six months.

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