As the SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, marking the end of their unplanned nine-month space odyssey, an unexpected welcome unfolded. A group of dolphins appeared near the capsule just as the safety team was approaching to transfer it to a ship.
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00:00that is there working on top of the dragon capsule.
00:04Earlier we saw that person performing safety checks.
00:07Now we can see some harnessing being placed
00:11around the capsule.
00:12This harnessing is what will be used
00:14to lift the dragon capsule out of the water
00:17and onto the recovery vessel.
00:19Wow, we got a cute little pod of dolphins.
00:22It wasn't just one or two.
00:25I mean, that water just looks beautiful.
00:27We had ideal splashdown parameters today.
00:31Obviously, wave height NARA concern.
00:34The weather is beautiful, as Jayden mentioned,
00:36in the 60s, sunny.