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PHOTOS: SpaceX Brings Astronauts Home After 200-Day Mission

See photos as SpaceX brought four NASA astronauts home after six months at the International Space Station.

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In this photo provided by NASA, from left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide gesture inside the SpaceX Dragon.
In this photo provided by NASA, from left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide gesture inside the SpaceX Dragon. (Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via AP)

FLORIDA — The SpaceX Dragon capsule and four NASA astronauts safely returned to Earth Monday night after a six-month stint at the International Space Station. The landing went off without a hitch, authorities said.

The Dragon crew capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola about 10: 30 p.m.

European astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide were all able to get out of the capsule and head for land via a recovery boat.

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SpaceX is looking to send another crew of four into space as soon as Wednesday.

See photos below of the capsule and astronauts coming back to earth.

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In this image from video provided by NASA, the International Space Station is seen as astronauts in the SpaceX Dragon capsule undock on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.
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In this image from video provided by NASA, astronauts in the SpaceX Dragon capsule prepare for undocking from the International Space Station .
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In this image from video provided by NASA, astronauts in the SpaceX Dragon capsule undock.
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The astronauts prepare to undock from the station.
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The capsule begins the undocking process.
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In this image provided by NASA, a SpaceX capsule is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Aki Hoshide and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.

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In this image provided by NASA, a SpaceX capsule is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts.
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parachutes are deployed from the SpaceX Dragon capsule.
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The SpaceX Dragon capsule, parachutes into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Boats arrive to transport the astronauts back to land.

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Astronauts begin to exit the capsule and onto the boat.
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In this image taken from NASA video, the crew of the SpaceX Dragon capsule react after splashing down into the Gulf of Mexico .

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