https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/11/09/spacex-astronauts-expect-to-begin-journey-home-from-space-station-this-morning/ > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring. > Their capsule streaked through the late night sky like a dazzling meteor before parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Recovery boats quickly moved in with spotlights.