Updated 18 March 2025 at 11:30 IST
Crew-9 Return To Earth: Undocking Begins For The Historic Journey Home
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's return to Earth is set after they were abroad in the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024.
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A glimpse of undocking preparation begins for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to Earth.
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NASA astronauts are seen suited and seated ahead of the hatch closure.
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Control room in California's Hawthorne reporting back to NASA as undocking preparations are underway.
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NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, close the hatch between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and International Space Station (ISS).
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The hatch is now closed, and according to NASA, the Crew-9 mission is targeting a splashdown at approximately 5:57 pm EST on March 18 off the coast of Florida.
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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Crew-9 mission agency astronauts seen undocking from the International Space Station (ISS).
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Published On: 18 March 2025 at 10:03 IST