Oyogist has learned that four space tourists who boarded the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely landed in Florida’s coast, completing the first-ever three-day mission in Earth’s orbit with no professional astronauts on board.
The Space X Dragon was slowed down by four large parachutes as it landed into the ocean just after 7pm (23:00 GMT), according to a live video feed from the company.
A SpaceX boat raced to retrieve the capsule and allow the four to exit the craft
.“That was a heck of a ride for us, and we’re just getting started,” billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman, who paid for the trip, radioed from the capsule moments after splashdown.
