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ISS astronauts returned home safely after hurricane
Hurricane Milton thwarted their return plans around two weeks ago, but members of Crew 8 have now landed safely back on Earth. Their capsule touched down in the sea off the coast of Florida after a flight of more than 30 hours.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Crew 8 includes NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps as well as Russian cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. They flew in a "Crew Dragon" capsule from tech billionaire Elon Musk's private space company SpaceX, which was recovered shortly after hitting the sea. According to NASA, the space travelers were carrying important research results.
200 experiments during the stay
Crew 8 conducted around 200 experiments on board the ISS, including research on stem cells and plants. They also tested whether pressure cuffs on the legs could help prevent health problems in astronauts.
The astronauts had been on board the International Space Station (ISS) since the beginning of March, with various medical experiments planned, among other things. It was the first space flight for Epps, Grebenkin and Dominick, while Barratt was visiting the space station for the third time.
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