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2025-03-30 04:30 Last Updated At:04:42

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Thousands of fans turned out in Newcastle on Saturday for a mass celebration of the team’s English League Cup triumph this month.

It was estimated that more than 150,000 joined the party as Newcastle held an open-top bus parade through the streets of the city.

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Newcastle United fans celebrate outside St James' Park, ahead of the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans celebrate outside St James' Park, ahead of the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans celebrate outside St James' Park, ahead of the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans celebrate outside St James' Park, ahead of the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

A Newcastle United fan watches on in a tree as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

A Newcastle United fan watches on in a tree as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Harvey Barnes on stage with the Carabao Cup during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Harvey Barnes on stage with the Carabao Cup during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Alexander Isak, centre, on stage with team mates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Alexander Isak, centre, on stage with team mates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Broadcasters Ant McPartlin, left and Declan Donnelly on stage during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Broadcasters Ant McPartlin, left and Declan Donnelly on stage during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

A general view during the Sela Spectacular Surprise drone light show during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

A general view during the Sela Spectacular Surprise drone light show during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe with the Carabao Cup celebrates with his team. during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe with the Carabao Cup celebrates with his team. during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Former Newcastle United player Alan Shearer celebrates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Former Newcastle United player Alan Shearer celebrates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's players on board an open top bus passes by St James' Park during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's players on board an open top bus passes by St James' Park during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes celebrates with the Carabao cup on stage with teammates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes celebrates with the Carabao cup on stage with teammates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle players celebrate after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle players celebrate after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle's head coach Eddie Howe lifts the trophy after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle's head coach Eddie Howe lifts the trophy after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes, left, and Joelinton pose with the trophy after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes, left, and Joelinton pose with the trophy after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Eddie Howe's team ended the Premier League club's 70-year wait for a domestic trophy after beating Liverpool 2-1 in the Wembley final. But supporters had another wait for the official celebration, almost two weeks later.

The parade route ran from St James’ Park, through the city center and ended at the Town Moor, an open space where a stage was erected for an hour-long event that included a trophy lift.

Television presenters and Newcastle fans Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly joined the team on the open top bus.

The pair are best known for presenting U.K. talent show “Britain’s Got Talent” and reality series “I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!”

Saudi-backed Newcastle's League Cup triumph was its first major domestic trophy since the 1955 FA Cup. The club also won the now-defunct Inter-Cities Fairs Cup — a European competition — in 1969.

Newcastle manager Howe has been nominated for a municipal honor called the “ Freedom of the City. ” Club figures who have received the recognition include Alan Shearer, Bobby Robson and Shaka Hislop.

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Newcastle United fans celebrate outside St James' Park, ahead of the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans celebrate outside St James' Park, ahead of the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans celebrate outside St James' Park, ahead of the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans celebrate outside St James' Park, ahead of the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

A Newcastle United fan watches on in a tree as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

A Newcastle United fan watches on in a tree as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Harvey Barnes on stage with the Carabao Cup during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Harvey Barnes on stage with the Carabao Cup during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Alexander Isak, centre, on stage with team mates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Alexander Isak, centre, on stage with team mates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Broadcasters Ant McPartlin, left and Declan Donnelly on stage during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Broadcasters Ant McPartlin, left and Declan Donnelly on stage during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

A general view during the Sela Spectacular Surprise drone light show during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

A general view during the Sela Spectacular Surprise drone light show during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe with the Carabao Cup celebrates with his team. during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe with the Carabao Cup celebrates with his team. during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Former Newcastle United player Alan Shearer celebrates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Former Newcastle United player Alan Shearer celebrates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's players on board an open top bus passes by St James' Park during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's players on board an open top bus passes by St James' Park during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes celebrates with the Carabao cup on stage with teammates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes celebrates with the Carabao cup on stage with teammates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle players celebrate after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle players celebrate after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle's head coach Eddie Howe lifts the trophy after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle's head coach Eddie Howe lifts the trophy after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes, left, and Joelinton pose with the trophy after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes, left, and Joelinton pose with the trophy after winning the EFL Cup final soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation.

SpaceX guided the capsule to a middle-of-the-night splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego, less than 11 hours after the astronauts exited the International Space Station.

“It’s so good to be home,” said NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, the capsule commander.

It was an unexpected finish to a mission that began in August and left the orbiting lab with only one American and two Russians on board. NASA and SpaceX said they would try to move up the launch of a fresh crew of four; liftoff is currently targeted for mid-February.

Cardman and NASA’s Mike Fincke were joined on the return by Japan’s Kimiya Yui and Russia’s Oleg Platonov. Officials have refused to identify the astronaut who had the health problem or explain what happened, citing medical privacy.

While the astronaut was stable in orbit, NASA wanted them back on Earth as soon as possible to receive proper care and diagnostic testing. The entry and splashdown required no special changes or accommodations, officials said, and the recovery ship had its usual allotment of medical experts on board. It was not immediately known when the astronauts would fly from California to their home base in Houston. Platonov’s return to Moscow was also unclear.

NASA stressed repeatedly over the past week that this was not an emergency. The astronaut fell sick or was injured on Jan. 7, prompting NASA to call off the next day’s spacewalk by Cardman and Fincke, and ultimately resulting in the early return. It was the first time NASA cut short a spaceflight for medical reasons. The Russians had done so decades ago.

The space station has gotten by with three astronauts before, sometimes even with just two. NASA said it will be unable to perform a spacewalk, even for an emergency, until the arrival of the next crew, which has two Americans, one French and one Russian astronaut.

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This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 capsule being taken into the recovery vessel after crew members re entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 capsule being taken into the recovery vessel after crew members re entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA astronaut Mike Fincke getting helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA astronaut Mike Fincke getting helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows Russian astronaut Oleg Platonov being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows Russian astronaut Oleg Platonov being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA astronaut Zena Cardman being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA astronaut Zena Cardman being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA TV shows the SpaceX Dragon departing from the International Space Station shortly after undocking with four NASA Crew-11 members inside on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA TV shows the SpaceX Dragon departing from the International Space Station shortly after undocking with four NASA Crew-11 members inside on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This photo provided by NASA shows clockwise from bottom left are, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui gathering for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This photo provided by NASA shows clockwise from bottom left are, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui gathering for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows recovery vessels approaching the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 capsule to evacuate one of the crew members after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows recovery vessels approaching the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 capsule to evacuate one of the crew members after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members re entering the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members re entering the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members re entering the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members re entering the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

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