NASA’s Stuck Astronauts Are Finally On Their Way Back to Earth After 9 Months in Space Written 18 March 2025

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NASA’s Stuck Astronauts Are Finally On Their Way Back to Earth After 9 Months in Space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station | Credit: NASA

AP News reports, “NASA’s two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station — their home since last spring — departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts. The capsule undocked in the wee hours and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast by early evening, weather permitting.”
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