Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, European Space Agency's Matthias Maurer exits the SpaceX Dragon space capsule after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off Tampa, Florida, early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, astronaut Kayla Barron exits the SpaceX Dragon space capsule after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off Tampa, Florida, early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, SpaceX Dragon capsule uses parachutes as it descends in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, SpaceX Dragon capsule uses parachutes as it descends in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, SpaceX Dragon space capsule splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, SpaceX Dragon space capsule splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In a photo provided by NASA, the SpaceX capsule spacecraft lands in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Fla, early Friday, May 6, 2022. (Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, SpaceX Dragon space capsule splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, SpaceX Dragon space capsule is lifted out of the water after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this image made from video supplied by NASA, SpaceX Dragon space capsule is lifted out of the water after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, May 6, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Photos: SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth after 6-month mission In this photo made available by NASA, four commercial crew astronauts, from left, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron pose for a photo in their Dragon spacesuits during a fit check aboard the International Space Station's Harmony module on April 21, 2022. (NASA via AP)
Shortly after splashdown, the spacecraft was secured by teams in two fast boats and aboard a recovery ship.
