By Jackie Wattles, CNN
Photo: CNN / NASA
Four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down early Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, ending a weeklong effort to get an unnamed crew member home to evaluate a medical issue.
The crew left the International Space Station at 5.20pm ET Wednesday (11.20am Thursday NZST) aboard the spacecraft and are on a 10-hour journey, gradually lowering in altitude and preparing to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
Photo: CNN / NASA
The astronauts, part of a mission called Crew-11, then splashed down just after 3.40am ET (9.40pm NZST) Thursda
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