PENSACOLA, Fla. ( WKRG ) — The four crew members of the SpaceX Dragon capsule that splashed down off the coast of Pensacola early Friday morning have been taken to Sacred Heart Hospital, according to NASA.
Three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut have been taken to Sacred Heart Hospital after the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico in Pensacola at 2:29 a.m. Central time.
NASA confirms that the crew members were taken to Scared Heart for “additional evaluations.”
They did confirm the splashdown was considered a success .
The landing ended a seven-month mission abroad to the International Space Station.
A NASA spokesperson told WKRG that they will update information when it becomes available, and there will be an update in a few hours.
This is a developing story.
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