SpaceX landing: Inspiration4 crew of 'non-astronauts' splashes down in Atlantic Ocean off Florida
Days after
four "non-astronauts" made history by launching into space,
the SpaceX
Inspiration4 crew landed Saturday night. The crew
included tech billionaire Jared Isaacman,
who served as mission commander; Hayley Arceneaux,
a health care worker and cancer survivor; Dr. Sian Proctor, the
fourth Black female astronaut; and Chris Sembroski,
a data engineer who won his seat on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule atop a
Falcon 9 rocket. They launched at 8:02 p.m. Sept. 15 from Kennedy Space Center.
The group's space trip ended with a splashdown at
about 7:07 p.m. EST in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida.
"Thanks so much, SpaceX," Isaacman said.
"That was a heck of a ride for us and we're just getting started."
After Crew Dragon splashed down, it was hoisted onto the
deck of SpaceX's Go Searcher support ship and hazards, like any
leftover toxic hypergolic propellants, were cleared before the hatch was
opened. After a brief checkup from a physician, the four-person crew climbed
out of their scorched Crew Dragon capsule and prepped for a helicopter flight
back to the mainland
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