Its like a time warp back to my youth watching the Apollo splashdowns.
SpaceX's Dragon capsule has returned to Earth, touching down in the Atlantic Ocean around 08:45 EST (13:45 GMT).
The test craft was part of SpaceX's efforts to prove the viability of using commercial craft to send American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
Engineers from SpaceX will now pour over the data collected by the craft's onboard dummy, named Ripley, with a flight using real astronauts planned for July.
SpaceX's Dragon capsule has returned to Earth, touching down in the Atlantic Ocean around 08:45 EST (13:45 GMT).
The test craft was part of SpaceX's efforts to prove the viability of using commercial craft to send American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
Engineers from SpaceX will now pour over the data collected by the craft's onboard dummy, named Ripley, with a flight using real astronauts planned for July.
