Astronauts splash down in SpaceX capsule after 200 days in space, 8 hours without a bathroom
Four astronauts arrived back on Earth late Monday when their SpaceX Dragon capsule touched down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. The capsule was hoisted from the water by a recovery ship, and within an hour of splashdown, the four astronauts were aboard the ship, celebrating.
The four astronauts were supposed to come back after their four replacements arrived on the ISS, but NASA reversed the flight order due to bad weather and an undisclosed medical condition of one of the astronauts. The next team will launch for the ISS as early as Wednesday for a six-month mission that will include hosting the first two groups of space tourists arriving in December and February.
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