SpaceX’s amateur astronauts safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida on Saturday.
A rousing round of applause was heard from the control room as Inspiration4 parachutes were launched to slow down the Dragon capsule at 7:04 p.m., a live feed of the landing showed.
Three minutes later, the ship gently hit the waters near Cape Canaveral at a slowed-down speed of 15 miles per hour, SpaceX commenters said.
Boats rushed to the capsule to inspect the ship and hoist it onto a recovery vessel.
“On behalf of Space X, welcome home to planet Earth,” a dispatcher said to the crew on the live stream.
“Your mission has shown the world that space is for all of us, and that everyday people can make extraordinary impacts on the world around them.”
The historic first-ever all-civilian space orbit spent three days circling the world at an altitude of 335 miles.
The amateur astronauts — Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski and Dr. Sian Proctor — have been training for months. The flight crew was announced in March.
Isaacman, 38, an accomplished jet pilot, commanded the mission after reportedly paying $200 million for the privilege.
The billionaire donated two of the seats on the mission. The other went to Sembroski, who won a sweepstakes that raised $113 million in St. Jude donations.