Part of: GS Prelims – Science and Technology – Space missions
In news:
Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule named Endeavour after successful two-month mission.
It was the first splashdown by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit.
Do you know?
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon craft had delivered Nasa astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and became the first human spaceflight with private collaboration.
