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Stint. of course, the axium crew won. those astronauts came down on a splashdown monday that was also on a space x falcon nine and dragon capsule delivery system. that was a private launch contracted with spacex. but it was really the first step, the historic one for nasa contracting out with private space companies to also use the international space station. and everybody emphasized heavily that is not a space tourism trip at all. it was work. they worked did twenty five scientific research projects working right alongside the cosmonauts, the other professional astronauts and the crew was 11...

So, chris, let's start with you. you have been here before preparing to lead the iss. what kind of emotion does this stir up for you? >> well, they are so focused right now on the equipment and trying to make sure that everything is working properly, but i remember just before i got into my little spaceship on my third space flight to come home. it was so whistful and melancholy, and i was just trying to -- you know, i had been up there for almost half a year, and i was still just trying to squeeze every bit of the experience into myself just because it's so rare, you know, all of the human ex...

People. at least six of them drowned. 45 rescued. some of the survivors say the coast guard targeted their boat. the navy says the boat driver tried to evade authorities before striking a coast guard boat causing the accident. the crew of the first all private mission to the international space station is on its way home. they left the space station on their space x dragon capsule. the return process is autonomous. the crew reportedly paid $55 million a seat. will be able to enjoy the departing views. the mission was supposed to be ten days aboard the station, but extended for five days due ...

Three of the four astronauts paid for this excursion they got a bonus, five extra days in space. the historic mission this really was, four private citizen astronauts heading up to the i.s.s. to work. heavy winds and too big waves off the coast of florida kept delaying this departure and splashdown to earth. but it's looking good today, three four waves for the recovery. the dragon capsule left the space station at 8:30 eastern and now on the way to the atlantic ocean for a 1:06 p.m. eastern time splash down off the coast of jacksonville. the mission was not a space tour as a mission as they m...

The team of four that was selected by Axiom Space Inc., a Houston-based startup, for its first spaceflight and orbital science mission lifted off on Apr. 8 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.