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The Space X Dragon Resilience capsule successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at roughly 3 a.m. this morning, the only water landing* of a U.S. spacecraft since the Apollo 8 capsule landing in December 1968 southwest of Hawaii.
The 4 person capsule crew completed a record 167 day mission at the International Space Station.
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* at night
(photos: top, NASA TV via AP, middle and bottom, Bill Ingalls, NASA via AP)
