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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Splashes Down Off Coast of Florida

NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov have successfully splashed down in the Gulf of America, off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 p.m. EDT. 

Hague and Gorbunov have been at the International Space Station since  Sept. 29, 2024, while Williams and Wilmore arrived on June 6. This completes a stay in space of 171 days for Hague and Gorbunov and 286 days for Williams and Wilmore.  

Teams on the SpaceX recovery ship, including two fast boats, are securing Dragon and ensuring the spacecraft is safe for recovery. As the fast boat teams complete their work, the recovery ship will move into position to hoist Dragon onto the main deck with the Crew-9 crew members inside. Once on the main deck, the crew will exit the spacecraft and undergo medical checks before a short helicopter ride to board a plane for NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. 

NASA and SpaceX will host a media news conference at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the undocking and splashdown with the following participants:  

• Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate 

• Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program 

• Bill Spetch, operations integration manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program 

• Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX 

Live coverage of the news conference will air on NASA+. Learn how to  stream NASA content  through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

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Elyna Niles-Carnes

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Return Continues, Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft completed its deorbit burn at 5:18 p.m. EDT.  

NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are less than an hour away from a splashdown off the coast of Florida. 

Four minutes before splashdown, the drogue parachutes will deploy at about 18,000 feet in altitude while Dragon is moving approximately 350 miles per hour. Less than a minute later, the main parachutes will deploy at about 6,000 feet in altitude while the spacecraft is moving approximately 119 miles per hour. 

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Prepares for Deorbit Burn

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 crew members are moments away from a deorbit burn on their journey from the International Space Station to Earth. 

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, undocked from the space station at 1:05 a.m. EDT March 18. 

The deorbit burn, which is expected to last 7.5 minutes, places the Dragon spacecraft on a precise trajectory to return to the splashdown zone in the Gulf of America, off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, at approximately 5:57 p.m. 

Live coverage of the Crew-9 broadcast undocking continues on NASA+. Learn  how to watch  NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

Also check back for updates on the mission blog, @commercial_crew on X, or commercial crew on Facebook. 

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9: Crew Preparing for Splashdown

Live NASA+ coverage is underway as agency astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, are about one hour away from splashing down aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

The deorbit burn is scheduled to begin at 5:11 p.m. EDT. Splashdown remains on schedule for approximately 5:57 p.m. Weather conditions remain within the splashdown weather criteria and are “go” at the primary targeted site in the Gulf of America, near Tallahassee, Florida.

Learn more about the mission by following the commercial crew blog, @commercial_crew on X, and commercial crew on Facebook.  

Learn more about station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on X and the International Space Station’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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Dragon Undocks With SpaceX Crew-9 Members for Return to Earth

At 1:05 a.m. EDT Tuesday, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov undocked from the space-facing port of International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

NASA’s return coverage continues with real-time audio only, and full coverage will resume at the start of the splashdown broadcast. The audio feed will remain available, including astronaut conversations with mission control, in addition to a live video feed from the orbiting laboratory.

NASA’s Crew-9 return coverage will resume at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday on NASA+ until Dragon splashes down at approximately 5:57 p.m. off the coast of Florida, and crew members are safely recovered. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

Learn more about the mission by following the commercial crew blog, @commercial_crew on X, and commercial crew on Facebook.  

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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Mark A. Garcia