SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Back To Earth, Then Launches 53 Satellites

Elon Musk's SpaceX returned the astronauts from the International Space Station before quickly launching a fresh batch of internet satellites.

SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest month yet for Elon Musk’s taxi service.

The three U.S. astronauts and one German in the capsule were bobbing off the Florida coast, near Tampa, less than 24 hours after leaving the International Space Station. NASA expected to have them back in Houston later in the morning.

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