Watch: The SpaceX Dragon makes a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico as it completes a return to earth

The SpaceX Dragon has made a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico to complete its return to earth.

Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug! pic.twitter.com/0vAS3CcK9P

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 2, 2020

NASA notes that it is the first splashdown of an American crew since the mid-1970s.

"Thanks for flying @SpaceX."

? Current Location: Planet Earth

A 2:48pm ET, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug splashed down, marking the first splashdown of an American crew spacecraft in 45 years. #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/zO3KlNwxU3

— NASA (@NASA) August 2, 2020

Dragon is stable in the water

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 2, 2020

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Col. Doug Hurley are officially back on planet earth.

The @SpaceX recovery team is preparing to hoist the Crew Dragon on to the recovery ship. @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug will then make their way back to the coast and fly to Houston: https://t.co/A9sbAYtdcB pic.twitter.com/wKsaGD13Og

— NASA's Kennedy Space Center (@NASAKennedy) August 2, 2020

Very cool.

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