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Mike Wall

Fram2 astronaut mission's West Coast splashdown opens new era for SpaceX

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience floats in the Pacific Ocean on April 4, 2025, after splashing down to finish the Fram2 astronaut mission.

The West Coast is the best coast for Dragon landings, at least in SpaceX's books.

The company's four-person Fram2 mission came to a successful end on Friday (April 4) with the splashdown of the Crew Dragon capsule "Resilience" off the coast of Southern California.

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