SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Begins Expedited Return To Earth

From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui, and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman. NASA/Robert Markowitz

From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui, and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman.

Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
HOUSTON—NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Endeavour capsule undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Jan. 14 for a scheduled Jan. 15 splashdown and recovery in the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast. The Dragon capsule departed the ISS U.S. segment Harmony module with NASA astronauts...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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