Sangbad Voice 9, International Desk: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after an unexpected extended stay at the International Space Station (ISS). Her return journey culminated in a successful splashdown off the Florida coast on a SpaceX crew, marking the end of the nine-month saga.
Along with other astronauts, Nick Hague and Alexander Golbunov, Williams and Wilmore left the ISS a day earlier, once again being autonomously navigated by Dragon Freedom. The spacecraft was exposed to extreme temperatures
above 1,650°C (3,000°F) before using parachutes and gently landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
Williams and Wilmore were released on June 5th,
when they boarded Boeing Starliner for a short test mission. NASA ultimately decides to bring Starliner back
to Earth and assign the astronaut to the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Further schedule delays have
extended returns to March.
With Sunday's replacement, NASA accelerated its departure to avoid worsening
weather conditions. After the
splashdown, the repair team quickly ensured the dragon's freedom and conducted a medical review of the crew
before placing it from the capsule.
NASA officials, including Deputy Association Administrator Joel Montalvano and Commercial Crew Program Manager Steve Stitch, discuss the mission challenges and future impacts in planned media information. US President Donald Trump celebrated the return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore. The official White House X account has been promised and promised. President Trump has promised to save astronauts who have been stuck in space for nine months. Today, you certainly settled into American golf thanks to @elonmusk, @spacex, and @SA!
Donald Trump also shared a video about X's splashdown with the caption "USA! More Profit."
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also congratulated NASA and SpaceX teams on successful returns and thanked them for prioritizing their mission.
"Congratulations to SpaceX and the NASA team. Another safe astronaut—Return! Thank you to Donald Trump for prioritizing this mission!"
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, as well as Russian astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, returned to Earth in space nine months later in SpaceX's Dragon Spaceship on Wednesday.
