Finally home: Crew-9, Boeing Starliner astronauts, splash down off Gulf Coast of Florida
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft descended under parachute from a bright blue sky, plopping into sparkling clear water off the Gulf Coast of Florida south of Tallahassee. The nine-month journey of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams had finally come to an end.
What we know: NASA SpaceX Crew-9 to return Tuesday with 'stuck' Starliner astronauts
Wilmore and Williams will return on the SpaceX Dragon Freedom, the same spacecraft that transported the Crew-9 astronauts to the ISS. The astronauts' return is not a rescue mission, as their extended stay was planned last summer to accommodate crew rotation and space station operations.
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Dolphins welcome SpaceX's Crew-9 astronauts home after splashdown (video)A pod of dolphins gave the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-9 mission a warm welcome after their capsule splashed down in the ...
A pod of curious dolphins showed up to greet the returning SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts shortly after they splashed down off the ...
NASA officials from Houston, Texas, spoke about the successful splashdown of SpaceX's Crew-9. That included NASA astronauts ...
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Aerospace personnel Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore brought the Crew-9 mission to a successful end through their safe ...
"It is very exciting for me to see renewed interest in space and see so many more people getting into the game." ...
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