ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer gives a thumb up from inside the capsule moments after splashdown in the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft on the Shannon recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico May 6, 2022 off the coast of Tampa, Florida. The capsule carried NASA SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer back to earth from 177-days aboard the International Space Station. Tampa United States of America - ZUMAp138 20220506_zaa_p138_012

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer gives a thumb up from inside the capsule moments after splashdown in the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft on the Shannon recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico May 6, 2022 off the coast of Tampa, Florida. The capsule carried NASA SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer back to earth from 177-days aboard the International Space Station. Tampa United States of America - ZUMAp138 20220506_zaa_p138_012

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May 6, 2022, Tampa, FL, United States of America: ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer gives a thumb up from inside the capsule moments after splashdown in the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft on the Shannon recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico May 6, 2022 off the coast of Tampa, Florida. The capsule carried NASA SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer back to earth from 177-days aboard the International Space Station. Tampa United States of America - ZUMAp138 20220506_zaa_p138_012

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