NASA astronaut Robert Behnken gives a thumbs up after egressing the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship after he and NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, U.S. The duo endured tremendous, jolting forces as the SpaceX-built Crew Dragon, an acorn-shaped vehicle that had carried them to the International Space Station, fired rocket thrusters to slow its descent for re-entry, then pierced the outer atmosphere. SEE ALSO: Girl killed, two rescued in West Pokot gold mine collapse“It came alive,” Behnken told reporters of the nearly 12-minute thruster burn. Behnken and Hurley where then flown by helicopter to shore to catch a private flight to Houston. The two were launched to the International Space Station from Florida on May 31, embarking on a two-month journey to prove the Crew Dragon capsule safe for transporting humans to and from space.

Source: Standard Digital August 05, 2020 05:03 UTC