Splashdown: NASA’s Crew-4 astronauts return to Earth

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission successfully splashed down Friday afternoon.

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The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti got back on Earth around 4:55 p.m.

This completed their journey of six months in space.

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The Crew-4 astronauts returned to Earth with important research from the scientific investigations carried out during their six months aboard the space station.

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The Dragon Freedom spacecraft undocked from the space station at 12:05 p.m.

WATCH: Crew-4 mission launches from Space Coast

The Crew-4 mission launched Apr. 27 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

For more information about NASA’s Commercial Crew mission, click here.

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