NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov have efficiently splashed down within the Gulf of America, off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 p.m. EDT.
Hague and Gorbunov have been on the Worldwide House Station since Sept. 29, 2024, whereas Williams and Wilmore arrived on June 6. This completes a keep in area of 171 days for Hague and Gorbunov and 286 days for Williams and Wilmore.
Groups on the SpaceX restoration ship, together with two quick boats, are securing Dragon and making certain the spacecraft is secure for restoration. Because the quick boat groups full their work, the restoration ship will transfer into place to hoist Dragon onto the primary deck with the Crew-9 crew members inside. As soon as on the primary deck, the crew will exit the spacecraft and endure medical checks earlier than a brief helicopter trip to board a aircraft for NASA’s Johnson House Heart in Houston.
NASA and SpaceX will host a media information convention at 7:30 p.m. to debate the undocking and splashdown with the next individuals:
- Joel Montalbano, deputy affiliate administrator, NASA’s House Operations Mission Directorate
- Steve Stich, supervisor, NASA’s Business Crew Program
- Invoice Spetch, operations integration supervisor, NASA’s Worldwide House Station Program
- Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Administration, SpaceX
Dwell protection of the information convention will air on NASA+. Learn to stream NASA content material via quite a lot of platforms, together with social media.
