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Crew-1 astronauts’ return to Earth pushed to Saturday; splashdown to take place off Florida – WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

The astronauts are set to undock from the ISS Wednesday and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.UPDATE
Four astronauts will spend a few extra days in space.
NASAs SpaceX Crew-1 mission, with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is now targeting a return to Earth at 11:36 a.m. EDT Saturday.
Splashdown will take place in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, NASA said Tuesday.
NASA and SpaceX agreed to move Crew-1s undocking and splashdown from Wednesday following…

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