SpaceX’s Crew-6 astronauts land after a 6-month stay on the International Space Station

Four astronauts have returned to Earth, having each completed their first long-duration spaceflight on the International Space Station (ISS).

Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg of NASA, Sultan Al Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates, and Andrei Vedyev of Russia’s Federal Space Corporation Roscosmos, collectively landed SpaceX’s Crew-6 crew aboard the company’s Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft at twelve. :17 AM EDT (0417 GMT) on Monday (September 4) in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. Of the four, only Bowen had flown in space before.

“When we came here six months ago, it was a new experience for all of us,” Bowen said during a brief farewell ceremony aboard the station on Thursday (August 31). “I’ve been to space, but I’ve never been on a long-duration mission. This was an absolutely amazing experience, and a great opportunity to watch my amazing crewmates as they come.”

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Seven members of the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station. In the bottom row are Andrei Vidyaev, Woody Hoburgh, Steve Bowen, and Sultan Al Neyadi. At the top (inverted) are Dmitry Petlin, Sergey Prokopyev, and Frank Rubio. (Image credit: NASA)

We take It was launched on March 2ndThe landing of the Crew-6 astronauts ended their 186-day mission, serving as Flight Engineers for Expeditions 68 and Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station.

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