It was the first private space mission to the International Space Station.
THE SPACEX DRAGON capsule successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday after more than six days in space, completing its demonstration mission for US space agency NASA.
Live footage from NASA showed the capsule’s main parachutes opened without a problem, and it splashed down at 8:45 am , completing a mission to demonstrate that it could reliably and safely carry astronauts to the International Space Station .— NASA Commercial Crew March 8, 2019 Source: NASA Commercial Crew/Twitter
It represents the first private space mission to the ISS, as well as the first time a space vessel capable of carrying people was launched by the US in eight years.
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