NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov returned to Earth at 12:41 a.m. PST. Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew shortly after landing.
“I couldn’t be prouder of our astronauts and the teams on the ground at NASA, SpaceX, and across our international partnerships,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. “Their professionalism and focus kept the mission on track, even with an adjusted timeline. Crew-11 completed more than 140 science experiments that advance human exploration. Missions like Crew-11 demonstrate the capability inherent in America’s space program—our ability to bring astronauts home as needed, launch new crews quickly, and continue pushing forward on human spaceflight as we prepare for our historic Artemis II mission, from low Earth orbit to the Moon and ultimately Mars.”
Couldn't sleep last night, per usual, so I ended up watching the splashdown. Always cool to see.
Anyway, I've remarked before on the Trumpian "America First" language used by NASA during sycophantic Acting Administrator Real World's tenure, and it is refreshing to see a more normal approach with Jared Isaacman in charge. You could almost see the change happen in real time (Sept, Oct, Nov, Jan).
It's a little thing, but it suggests we now have a mature, reasonable person leading our space program. One whom we can trust to make the best decisions possible without trying to suck up to Sleepy McTyrant. Our crews and engineers and scientists deserve nothing less.
Selah.
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