NASA Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley — a.k.a the "space dads" — have returned to Earth from the International Space Station aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour. After splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, Aug. 2, they returned to our Johnson Space Center to reunite with their families.
Bob and Doug contributed more than 100 hours to scientific experiments and participated in numerous public engagement events during their 62 days aboard the station. Bob conducted four spacewalks with Expedition 63 Commander and NASA colleague Chris Cassidy to upgrade two power channels on the station’s truss with new lithium-ion batteries. Overall, the astronaut duo spent 64 days in space, completed 1,024 orbits around Earth and traveled 27,147,284 miles.
This #LaunchAmerica mission marks the return of human spaceflight from U.S. soil to the space station for the first time since 2011.
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