Astronauts Face Final Leg of SpaceX Test Flight: Coming Home

Astronauts Face Final Leg of SpaceX Test Flight: Coming Home
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying two astronauts launches at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla., on May 30, 2020. SpaceX via Getty Images
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A pair of NASA astronauts face the final and most important part of their SpaceX test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown.

Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken took part in a farewell ceremony Saturday at the International Space Station, several hours ahead of their planned departure on a SpaceX Dragon capsule.