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Returning 'Crew-10' astronauts plan to land at sea via SpaceX capsule; How many hours will the journey take?

  After nearly five months in space, five international astronauts are set to return to Earth. All of the astronauts will land in the ocean off the coast of California after conducting a series of scientific experiments on the International Space Station (ISS).

American astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are set to return to Earth in SpaceX's Dragon capsule after separating from the ISS at 10:15 p.m. on Friday.

How many hours will the trip take?
The trip will take more than 17 hours and they will land in the ocean off the coast of California at 8:03 p.m. on Saturday. This is the 10th crew rotation mission under NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which aims to send passengers into space in partnership with private companies.
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