SpaceX capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico

[WASHINGTON] SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon on time after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and deploying its parachutes without any glitches.

Pilot Doug Hurley, one of the two astronauts on board, said: "It's truly our honour and privilege" as radio communications became choppy and cut out.

It was the first water landing for a US spacecraft since the Apollo-Soyuz mission of 1975.

AFP