A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four space tourists splashed down off the coast of California on Friday. This was the first crewed mission to fly a polar orbit around the Earth, passing by both the North and South poles.
This is also the first splashdown in 50 years in the Pacific Ocean. The last people to return from space to the Pacific were three Nasa astronauts assigned to the 1975 Apollo – Soyuz mission.
The flight was privately funded by billionaire Chun Wang, who served as commander for the crew’s training and spaceflight mission.
