Four astronauts are preparing to return home from a record-breaking mission. This image shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 15, 2020.
Mandatory Credit:	Gregg Newton/AFP/Getty Images

Four astronauts are preparing to return home from a record-breaking mission. This image shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 15, 2020.
Mandatory Credit: Gregg Newton/AFP/Getty Images

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SpaceX splashdown: Four astronauts to return from record-breaking mission

Four astronauts are on their way home from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, ending their five-month mission to the orbiting laboratory. The astronauts set a record for the longest time in space by a crew that launched aboard an American-built spacecraft.