a 5-day journey into outer space ending in a splash down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida the SpaceX capsule was carrying Tech billionaire Jared isikman two engineers and a former US Air Force pilot that's pretty great isikman was the first non- astronaut to perform a space walk a risky Endeavor but with growing demand for elite out of this world experiences he's unlikely to be the last the only notable part is that they are common civilians they are not trained astronauts so so this is one one thing which will become increasingly common um just like in uh commercial space flight you do not need trained individuals anymore initially it was a very hard thing during the trip SpaceX tested its space suit seen as vital for longer missions to Mars The Craft orbited higher above Earth than both the International Space Station and the Hubble telescope for now it's back to the humble Blue Planet something these NASA astronauts are eagerly waiting for stuck in space for months because of technical problems with Boeing Starliner Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams are due to return home on a SpaceX craft in February by then the two will have spent about 8 months orbiting Earth welcome back to planet Earth it'll be some time before they can make a smooth Landing civilian cre alaz make sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest news from Al jazer