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US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown from ISS in SpaceX capsule

SpaceX and Nasa plan to bring Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken back Sunday afternoon in the company's Dragon capsule

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NASA resumed launches from US soil in partnership with SpaceX. The two astronauts in training. (Source: SpaceX)

AP Cape Canaveral (US)

Two US astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years on Friday said they would have seasick bags ready to use if needed. SpaceX and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) plan to bring Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken back Sunday afternoon in the company's Dragon capsule, aiming for the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida Panhandle. Flight controllers are keeping close watch on Hurricane Isaias, expected to stick to Florida's east coast.

Hurley said if he and Behnken got sick while bobbing in the waves awaiting recovery, it won't be the first time for a crew. Astronauts