NASA Crew-11 Return: Live Splashdown Coverage, Timeline & What to Expect
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NASA Crew-11 Return: Live Splashdown Coverage, Timeline & What to Expect Four SpaceX Crew-11 members gather together for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module. It was different to watch Crew 11 return home. When astronauts return to Earth, there is something more moving than a launch. Launches are exciting and noisy. The returns are private, thoughtful, and quiet. The beginning of NASA's Crew-11's return journey felt less like a headline and more like a time to pause. This was not just the end of another space mission. It seemed human. "On Jan. 8, NASA announced its decision to return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to Earth from the space station earlier" than originally planned as teams monitor a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory. That's what made it unique. Why Crew-11's Retu...