SpaceX journey ends with a splashdown
The SpaceX capsule carrying four people parachutes into the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast, Saturday, Sept. 18. The all-amateur crew was the first to circle the world without a professional astronaut. (SpaceX via AP)
The SpaceX capsule parachuted into the ocean Saturday, not far from where the flight began three days earlier. The all-amateur crew included a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital physician assistant.
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