Astronauts back on Earth
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The NASA International Space Station (ISS) crew that included a sick astronaut splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, early on Thursday morning. "Welcome home, Crew-11!" NASA said in an update, adding that the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft hit the on water on schedule at 12:41 a.m. PT.
Wednesday evening, an entire crew with the International Space Station (ISS), including an astronaut from Williamsburg, will begin their journey back to Earth.
After an unidentified astronaut suffered a medical issue, NASA made the call to return Crew-11 early from the ISS. Here's what we know.