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First Civilian Crew Splashes Down In The Atlantic

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Tom Patton
Sep 20, 2021
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After three days orbiting Earth, the first civilian crew of astronauts of Inspiration4 flying aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 7:06 p.m. EDT Saturday. The return marks the completion of the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit, which launched …

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