Breaking News: History as NASA astronauts splashdown after 63-day trip to orbit

The first astronaut trip to orbit by a private company has just splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico.

The two astronauts -Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley just splashed down Sunday night in the Gulf of Mexico in a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Two astronauts dropped out of orbit in what was the first water landing by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) since 1975, when the agency’s crews were still flying in the Apollo modules used for the historic American moon missions.

Suspended under four giant billowing orange-and-white parachutes, the Crew Dragon settled into calm waters near Pensacola, Fla. at a gentle pace of 15 miles per hour.

Two small SpaceX boats arrived quickly to begin the operation to prepare the capsule to be pulled out by the main recovery ship, where crews will tend to the spacecraft’s passengers.

The first astronaut trip to orbit by a private company has just splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico.

The two astronauts -Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley just splashed down Sunday night in the Gulf of Mexico in a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Two astronauts dropped out of orbit in what was the first water landing by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) since 1975, when the agency’s crews were still flying in the Apollo modules used for the historic American moon missions.

Suspended under four giant billowing orange-and-white parachutes, the Crew Dragon settled into calm waters near Pensacola, Fla. at a gentle pace of 15 miles per hour.

Two small SpaceX boats arrived quickly to begin the operation to prepare the capsule to be pulled out by the main recovery ship, where crews will tend to the spacecraft’s passengers.