The Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico a month later than planned, setting a SpaceX endurance record in the process.
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said.No other details were immediately available.After a high-speed re-entry above Central America and a steep descent to the Gulf, Crew 8 commander Matthew Dominick, co-pilot Michael Barratt, astronaut Jeanette Epps and cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin settled to a relatively gentle, on-target splashdown south of Pensacola, Florida, at 3:29 a.m. EDT.
reported nearly four hours later, all four crew members 'were taken to a local medical facility for additional evaluation ... out of an abundance of caution.' A short statement added, ' eventually ruled out bringing Starliner commander Barry 'Butch' Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams back to Earth aboard the Boeing spacecraft. Instead, the Starliner came down without its crew on September 7 and Crew 9 was launched with just two passengers -- Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gobrunov -- on Sept. 28.That freed up two seats aboard the Crew Dragon for Wilmore and Williams to use when they come home next February with Hague and Gorbunov.
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