4 Astronauts Return to Earth After Being Delayed by Boeing’s Capsule Trouble and Hurricane Milton

Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, (L), NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, (2nd L), Matthew Dominick, (2nd R), and Jeanette Epps, (R), inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on Oct. 25, 2024. NASA/Joel Kowsky via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.

A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted before dawn into the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast after undocking from the International Space Station mid-week.