Retrieving Crew Dragon After missions to the International Space Station, Crew Dragon will re-enter Earth's atmosphere and deploy drogue parachutes, prior to unfurling the spacecraft’s four main parachutes. In a normal scenario, Crew Dragon will splash down off of Florida’s eastern coast. SpaceX’s recovery ship is equipped with a crane to lift the capsule out of the water and onto the main deck of the ship. The ship is also outfitted with a medical treatment facility and a helipad in the center of the vessel, allowing for immediate treatment and swift transport to a hospital in the unlikely event of an astronaut medical emergency after splashdown. SpaceX’s backup splashdown location for NASA missions is in the Gulf of Mexico.