Space station's Robonaut makes splashdown in Pacific
May 6, 2018
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An experimental humanoid known as Robonaut is back on Earth.
SpaceX tweeted that its Dragon capsule carrying Robonaut and other items from the International Space Station made a good splashdown in the Pacific on Saturday afternoon.
The capsule splashed down off the California coast.
It was the second of two space-related events Californians were treated to Saturday. In the early morning, NASA launched a Mars lander from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
In orbit for seven years, Robonaut needs a tuneup because of circuitry problems. NASA officials say Robonaut may lau...
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