{"id":22215,"date":"2022-04-26T21:35:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/private-astronauts-return-to-earth-making-room-for-crew-4-on-the-international-space-station\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T21:35:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:35:51","slug":"private-astronauts-return-to-earth-making-room-for-crew-4-on-the-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/private-astronauts-return-to-earth-making-room-for-crew-4-on-the-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Private astronauts return to Earth, making room for Crew-4 on the International Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Weather in the splashdown location kept the private astronauts about the station for a few days longer than initially intended \u2013 though I doubt they\u2019re complaining!<\/p>\n

The four astronauts launched to the ISS on April 8. The commander of the mission is Michael Lopez Alegria, an experienced former NASA astronaut. He was joined by three paying customers: Larry Conner, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the splashdown weather was clear enough to proceed with the undocking of the spacecraft, and the capsule splashed down early this afternoon.<\/p>\n

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