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SpaceX Crew-3 Crew Dragon Splashdown

Gulf of Mexico, southwest of Pensacola, FL, USA International Space Station Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-3 Expedition 66

The Crew-3 Crew Dragon will splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron as well as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer back to Earth after spending six months on the International Space Station.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-3

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 11, 2021, 2:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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