SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Splashes Down in the Gulf of Mexico

American astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurleyl splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, after a two-month trip to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon.

This was the first mission by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration “NASA” from the United States in nine years, Reuters reported.

"The hardest part was getting us launched, but the most important thing is to bring us home," said Behnken.

“Thanks for doing the most difficult parts and the most important parts of human spaceflight - getting us into orbit and bringing us home,” Behnken told SpaceX mission control in Hawthorne, California, as the hatch door was opened.

Hurley said, “I’m just proud to be a small part of this whole effort to get a company and people to and from the space station.”