SpaceX Returns Private Astronauts to Earth After Three Days in Orbit

Four private astronauts launched to orbit by Elon Musk’s SpaceX returned to Earth Saturday evening, splashing down into the ocean off the east coast of Florida after a three-day mission.

A company space capsule ferrying the quartet landed under parachutes at 7:06 p.m. ET. The capsule carried the ship’s commander, billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, as well as Hayley Arceneaux, a physician assistant; geoscientist Dr. Sian Proctor; and Chris Sembroski, an aerospace data engineer.