NASA’s Crew-7 mission, part of the Commercial Crew Program, safely returned to Earth after spending 199 days in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The international crew of four, which included astronauts from NASA, ESA, JAXA, and Roscosmos, splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida in a Dragon spacecraft.
During their time aboard the ISS, the crew members contributed to various scientific experiments and research projects. They traveled a total of 84,434,094 miles, spent 197 days in space, and completed 3,184 orbits around Earth. One of the highlights of the mission was a spacewalk conducted by NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli to replace a component on the station’s solar arrays.
In addition to conducting important maintenance tasks, the crew also participated in experiments studying human response to spaceflight durations and growing food in space. The Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, will now undergo inspection and processing for its next flight after returning to Florida.
The success of the Crew-7 mission is a significant milestone for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which aims to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the ISS and low Earth orbit. This mission contributes to NASA’s ongoing preparation for human exploration of the Moon and Mars, as well as the continued scientific research being conducted aboard the space station.
Overall, the Crew-7 mission has demonstrated the importance of international collaboration in space exploration and highlights the progress being made in advancing our understanding of both the universe and our own planet.
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