{"id":320501,"date":"2023-03-12T03:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T07:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=320501"},"modified":"2023-09-27T20:10:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T00:10:05","slug":"nasas-spacex-crew-5-splash-down-near-florida-coast-safe-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasas-spacex-crew-5-splash-down-near-florida-coast-safe-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-5 Splash Down Near Florida Coast, Safe on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, left, NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, left, NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA\/Keegan Barber<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After splashing down safely in their Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-5 completed the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-5-mission\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fifth<\/a>\u202fcommercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 157 days in orbit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/nicole-a-mann\/biography\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Mann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/josh-a-cassada\/biography\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Cassada<\/a>, along with\u202fJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/humans-in-space.jaxa.jp\/en\/astronaut\/wakata-koichi\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Koichi Wakata<\/a>, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina,\u202freturned to Earth in a parachute-assisted splashdown at 9:02 p.m. EST. Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and spacefarers. After returning to shore, the crew will fly to NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWelcome home, Crew-5! This international crew has been conducting critical science experiments and technology demonstrations on the International Space Station that will help prepare us for future deep space missions and pave the way for\u202four\u202freturn to the Moon,\u201d said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. \u201cEach advancement these explorers make is not an achievement for one, but a giant leap for all of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crew-5 mission\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/crew-5\/2022\/10\/05\/weather-provides-beautiful-backdrop-for-nasas-spacex-crew-5-liftoff\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lifted off\u202f<\/a>at 12 p.m. EDT Oct. 5, 2022, on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. About 17 hours later, Dragon docked to the Harmony module\u2019s forward-facing port. The crew undocked from the same port at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, to begin the trip home.<br>\nMann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina traveled 66,577,531 miles during their mission, spent 156.5 days aboard the space station, and completed 2512 orbits around Earth. The Crew-5 mission was the first spaceflight for Mann, Cassada, and Kikina. Wakata has logged 505 days in space over his five flights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout their mission, the Crew-5 team contributed to a host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/crew-5-scientific-mission-on-iss\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">science<\/a>\u202fand maintenance activities and technology demonstrations. Cassada joined NASA astronaut Frank Rubio to conduct three spacewalks, preparing the station for and installing two new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/new-solar-arrays-to-power-nasa-s-international-space-station-research\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iROSAs<\/a>, or International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays. Mann and Wakata teamed up for two spacewalks, also outfitting the orbiting laboratory for solar array augmentation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their time on station, the crew members also tested hydroponic and aeroponic techniques to grow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8088\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plants<\/a> without using soil, released Uganda and Zimbabwe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8847\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first satellites<\/a>, studied how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8736\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">liquids<\/a> move in a container in simulated lunar gravity to generate data to improve Moon rover designs, and tested an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8521\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on-demand system<\/a> to produce specific quantities of key nutrients from yogurt, kefir, and a yeast-based beverage. The astronauts grew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7443\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dwarf tomatoes<\/a> in efforts to address the need for a continuous fresh-food production capability in space and reinstalled the station\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=7599\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bioprinting facility<\/a> as a stepping stone in long-term plans to manufacture whole human organs in space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the second flight of the Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance by the Crew-3 astronauts on its maiden voyage. Endurance will return to Florida for inspection and processing at SpaceX\u2019s Dragon Lair, where teams will inspect the spacecraft, analyze data on its performance, and process it for its next flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crew-5 flight is part of NASA\u2019s\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/commercial\/crew\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Commercial Crew Program<\/a>\u202fand its return to Earth follows on the heels of NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-6 launch, which docked to the station March 3, beginning another science expedition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. This already is providing additional research time and has increased the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity\u2019s microgravity testbed for exploration, including helping NASA prepare for human exploration of the Moon and Mars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew program at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Joshua Finch \/ Lora Bleacher\u00a0<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington\u00a0<br \/>\n202-358-1100\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brittney Thorpe \/ Kathleen Haas Ellis\u00a0<br \/>\nKennedy Space Center, Fla.\u00a0<br \/>\n321-867-2468\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Brittney.thorpe@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney.thorpe@nasa.gov<\/a>\u202f\/\u202f<a href=\"mailto:kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>\nLeah Cheshier \/ Sandra Jones\u00a0<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston\u00a0<br \/>\n281-483-5111\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"mailto:leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/a>\u202f\/\u202f<a href=\"mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After splashing down safely in their Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-5 completed the agency\u2019s fifth\u202fcommercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 157 days in orbit. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, along with\u202fJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":322005,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"23-027","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"RELEASE","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2735,8374],"news-tags":[12375],"internal-terms":[12745,9507,5097,11380,11270,3995,5579,3867,5595],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-5 Splash Down Near Florida Coast, Safe on Earth","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasas-spacex-crew-5-splash-down-near-florida-coast-safe-on-earth\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasas-spacex-crew-5-splash-down-near-florida-coast-safe-on-earth\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/52740946542_4ec3e31cfa_o.jpeg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Claire A. 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