Moments From When NASA's Crew-9 Astronauts Make Historic Splashdown In Gulf Of America

Mar 19, 2025 Republic Lifestyle Desk

NASA astronauts Sunita William and Butch Wilmore got stranded in the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2024. Source: NASA

SpaceX's Dragon capsule carrying Crew-9 members undocked ISS on Tuesday at 10:35 am IST and confirmed splashdown at 3:27 am IST, on Wednesday. Source: X

Photo of a ‘Historic Splashdown’. Source: X

Introducing you to the Crew-9 Members from left: Butch Wilmore, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, Nick Hagur, and Sunita Williams. Source: X

Surprise welcome to the Crew-9 members by a pod of Dolphins in the Gulf Of America. Source: X

Close-up of the SpaceX's Dragon capsule after the splashdown. Source: NASA Via AP

Sunita (Suni) L. Williams, NASA Astronaut and Expedition 72 commander. Source: X

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore. Source: X

NASA astronaut Nick Hague Source: X

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. Source: X