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NASA Astronauts Return After Nine-Month ISS Mission

3/18/2025

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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore made a triumphant return to Earth after an extraordinary nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Their SpaceX Dragon capsule gracefully splashed down off Florida's coast at 5:57 p.m. ET, a journey that began as a week-long adventure but evolved into a gripping tale of resilience amid Boeing's Starliner delays.

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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore made a triumphant return to Earth after an extraordinary nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Their SpaceX Dragon capsule gracefully splashed down off Florida's coast at 5:57 p.m. ET, a journey that began as a week-long adventure but evolved into a gripping tale of resilience amid Boeing's Starliner delays.