NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed with 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. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada is seen after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after he, along with NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada waves after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after he, along with NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata gives a thumbs up after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after he, along with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata is seen after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after he, along with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann is seen after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed with 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. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed with 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. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams raise the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onto the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after it landed with 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. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen 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. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed with 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. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

Sen. Kelly Hosts NASA SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Astronauts - Washington

Sen. Kelly Hosts NASA SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Astronauts - Washington

United States Senator Mark Kelly (Democrat of Arizona), second left, shows the sights of the United States Capitol to NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, Josh Cassada, right center, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Mann, Cassada and Wakata were part of the recently returned NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sen. Kelly Hosts NASA SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Astronauts - Washington

Sen. Kelly Hosts NASA SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Astronauts - Washington

United States Senator Mark Kelly (Democrat of Arizona), top right, shows the sights of the United States Capitol to NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left center, Josh Cassada, left, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, center at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Mann, Cassada and Wakata were part of the recently returned NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returns to Earth

STORY: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returns to Earth DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of NASA's astronauts 2. various of re-entry capsule opens its parachute 3. various of NASA's workers report landings in real time STORYLINE: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down safely off the coast of the southeastern U.S. state of Florida on Saturday, NASA said. The four-member international crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, returned to Earth in a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, at 9:02 p.m. Eastern Time (0202 Sunday GMT). The spacecraft was undocked from the International Space Station at 2:20 a.m. Saturday Eastern Time (0720GMT). The mission was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5 last year and docked