"I felt really heavy" astronauts describe returning to Earth on SpaceX capsule


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon space capsule during an earlier launch, the same as the Crew Dragon capsule used by the four astronauts during their reentry. — AP

Four astronauts just returned from the International Space Station described on Thursday their reentry into Earth's atmosphere and ocean splashdown after more than 160 days in space.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying the crew back to Earth splashed down off Florida early Sunday in NASA's first nighttime ocean landing in more than 50 years.

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