KATHMANDU: Two American astronauts have splashed down, as the first commercial crewed mission to the International Space Station returned to Earth, BBC reported.

According to the report, the SpaceX Dragon Capsule carrying Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken came down in the Gulf of Mexico just south of Pensacola on Florida’s Gulf coast.

A recovery vessel moved in to pick up the vehicle and extricate the men.

The touchdown marks the first crewed US water landing since the final outing of an Apollo command module 45 years ago, said the report.

Hurley’s and Behnken’s capsule touched the water at about at 18:48 GMT.

(With inputs from Agencies)