The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is on its way back home after its historic test mission to the International Space Station.
The capsule, designed to carry astronauts to and from space, undocked from the ISS just after 2:30 a.m. Eastern Time Friday.
The capsule and its lone crew member, "Ripley" the test dummy, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean Friday morning.
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Assuming rest of the test flight goes well, SpaceX is scheduled to actually launch astronauts into space for a short demonstration flight this summer, possibly in July.
That launch will be the first time Americans are launched into space from the United States on an American rocket since the last space shuttle launch in 2011.
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