 |  SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic mission
 20 September 2021
Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely after spending three days in space,
successfully concluding the first orbital mission in history with no professional astronauts
on board. The SpaceX Dragon capsule, whose heat shield allowed it to withstand descent,
was slowed down by four large parachutes before splashing into the Atlantic Ocean off
the coast of Florida.
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