Crew-3 makes safe return from ISS aboard SpaceX aircraft

• The 13-foot-wide capsule was recovered after it parachuted to its water landing

SpaceX completed its sixth human spaceflight after it returned the astronauts of NASA’s Crew-3 mission to Earth early on Friday morning.

The Crew-3 departed the International Space Station (ISS) during the early hours of Thursday morning and spent more than 20 hours free-flying through orbit aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft, stated NASA.

The 13-foot-wide capsule was recovered after it parachuted to its water landing, by teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels.