Splashdown!
Crew Dragon capsule Resilience touches down in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida:
cnbc.com/2021/09/18/wat…
#SpaceX #Inspiration4
#Inspiration4 commander @rookisaacman gives a callout after splashdown:
"Thanks so much SpaceX, it was a heck of a ride for us!"
@rookisaacman The SpaceX recovery crews are now headed out to Resilience to secure it before loading it on the recovery ship.
@rookisaacman Calm waters in the Atlantic as the SpaceX recovery team secures the capsule while the crew inside wait to be loaded onto the company's ship.
@rookisaacman SpaceX mission control says Resilience will be lifted onto the ship in about 5 minutes
@rookisaacman And Isaacman says the crew is "having a great time with the inflight entertainment" in the meantime.
@rookisaacman Capsule lift is beginning
@rookisaacman #Inspiration4 is now in the "Dragon Nest" of SpaceX's ship
@rookisaacman Resilience is moved across the deck of the ship in preparation for the #Inspiration4 crew to exit the capsule:
@rookisaacman Resilience's hatch is reopened:
Breathe in that fresh air, #Inspiration4!
@rookisaacman Just before the hatch was opened, SpaceX mission control gave its final call to the crew:
"Congratulations, Inspiration4 crew! Signing off."
@rookisaacman #Inspiration4 pilot @DrSianProctor
is pumped!
@rookisaacman @DrSianProctor #Inspiration4 medical officer Hayley Arceneaux is the first one out of Resilience:
@rookisaacman @DrSianProctor .@DrSianProctor is second out, and struts across the ship deck!
@rookisaacman @DrSianProctor .@ChrisSembroski out third, with a big double thumbs up:
@rookisaacman @DrSianProctor @ChrisSembroski And finally, mission commander @rookisaacman exits the spacecraft – all four crew members are out of the capsule!
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