CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month stay at the International Space Station.
Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Atlantic off the Florida coast.
Before departing the space station, they said they were craving hot showers, steaming cups of coffee and the ocean air since arriving in March.
Their stay was doubled after their Soyuz capsule leaked all of its coolant and a new craft had to be launched.
Between crew swaps, the space station is home to seven astronauts.
Persons:
Stephen Bowen, Warren “ Woody ” Hoburg, Russia's Andrei Fedyaev, Sultan, “ You've
Organizations:
Space, SpaceX, NASA, United Arab, Control, Soyuz, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP
Locations:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, Florida, United Arab Emirates, Cape Canaveral, Jacksonville