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Four Astronauts Splash Down on Earth After Early Return
Two American astronauts and others from Japan and Russia landed in the Pacific Ocean after an early journey home from the International Space Station because one of them was ill.
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You’re getting a live look inside the cabin right now. That’s Crew-11 preparing for their re-entry period. Splashdown of Crew-11. After 167 days in space, Dragon and NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui of JAXA and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are back on Earth. The SpaceX recovery ship and team has been waiting for Dragon splashdown, and they will now begin making their way to the splashdown location. And we are seeing motion for Dragon. They are pulling it to the egress platform. And it looks like our first crew member out of the spacecraft is NASA astronaut Mike Fincke.
Two American astronauts and others from Japan and Russia landed in the Pacific Ocean after an early journey home from the International Space Station because one of them was ill.
By Axel Boada
January 15, 2026