The crew of astronauts, whose mission was the fourth long-term mission launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station, has left for the US Aeronautics and Space Administration.NASAThe station was safely on Friday, on its return trip to Earth, capping a scientific mission that lasted for nearly six months.
And the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, carrying three American astronauts from NASA, and an Italian astronaut from NASA, separated. outer space The European Union, from the International Space Station at 16:05 GMT, at the beginning of a return trip that is expected to take regarding five hours.
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A video broadcast live on NASA’s website showed the capsule moving away from the station.
The four astronauts were seen with their belts taut in the crew cabin shortly before the spacecraft separated from the station, which is located in an orbit regarding 400 km above Earth, and is spinning at a speed of regarding 28,000 km per hour.
The vehicle left the station safely
A series of rocket thrusters have safely removed the craft from the International Space Station, lowering its orbit and into position to later re-enter the atmosphere and land over the ocean.
If all goes smoothly, Crew Dragon will land over the Atlantic Ocean off Florida at 20:55 GMT.
The capsule’s crew members: Americans Kyle Lindgren (49 years old), Jessica Watkins (34 years old) and Bob Hines (47 years old), as well as Italian Samantha Christopherti (45 years old), arrived at the station on April 27, and Watkins became the first African American The original goes on a long-term mission aboard the International Space Station.
During the 170 days aboard the space station, the crew orbited the Earth 2,720 times, or regarding once every 90 minutes, to log regarding 116 million kilometers into space, NASA said.
