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AX-1 spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Jacksonville

Residents of Jacksonville may hear a loud "sonic boom" when the spacecraft lands.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Part of this story was originally written for WESH 2.

NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX delayed the undocking of Ax-1 to Sunday night due to unfavorable weather at the splashdown site. 

Kathy Lueders, NASA's head of Human Exploration and Operations, announced the delay on Twitter on Saturday morning. 

Splashdown of Ax-1 occurred around 1 p.m. Monday. The crew landed off shore near Jacksonville.

Residents of Jacksonville may have heard a loud "sonic boom" when the spacecraft landed.

High winds at the splashdown site off the Florida coast were cited for the delays.

Ax-1 was originally supposed to undock from the International Space Station on April 19. It is the first private astronaut mission to the ISS and launched from the Kennedy Space Center on April 8.

The SpaceX Crew-4 launch on April 27 has not been impacted by this delay.

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