Washington: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returned to Earth on Saturday after a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, live-streamed video broadcast by the US space agency showed.
The SpaceX 'Endurance' capsule carried Koichi Wakata of Japan, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada.
This NASA handout photo shows the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft as it lands with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. - NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returned to Earth on March 11, 2023 after a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, livestreamed video broadcast by the US space agency showed. The SpaceX Endurance capsule carried Koichi Wakata of Japan, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada. It splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico shortly after 9:00 PM (0200 GMT) off the west coast of Florida. AFP PHOTO / NASA / HANDOUT / KEEGAN BARBER
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