Spacecraft Landing

SpaceX Crew-8 Crew Dragon Splashdown

Gulf of Mexico, southwest of Pensacola, FL, USA International Space Station Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-8

The Crew-8 Crew Dragon will splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing four astronauts back to Earth after spending six months on the International Space Station.

Updates

LL2 • Oct. 25, 2024, 6:15 a.m.

Official Webcast by NASA has started


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 23, 2024, 2:58 p.m.

Updated splashdown time.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 20, 2024, 5:49 p.m.

Updated NET splashdown time.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 13, 2024, 6:23 a.m.

Delayed due to landing site weather conditions.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 11, 2024, 11:48 p.m.

Updated landing time.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 9, 2024, 2:42 a.m.

Added landing.

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