https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/01/spacex-capsule-departs-station-with-4-astronauts-heads-home/ > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts departed the International Space Station late Saturday, aiming for a rare nighttime splashdown to end the company’s second crew flight. > It would be the first U.S. splashdown in darkness since Apollo 8′s crew returned from the moon in 1968.