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Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore made splashdown on Earth on Tuesday after spending nine months in space.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
After splashdown, Musk offered his congratulations via X. NASA’s Joel Montalbano said the space agency was already looking at various options when Trump made his call to hurry the astronauts home.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The capsule undocked shortly after 1 a.m. Eastern and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast around 6 p.m. Eastern time, weather permitting.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Avery Lotz Updated Mar 18, 2025 - Energy & Climate
U.S. astronauts finally returning to Earth after 9 months in space
Editor's note: Read the latest on the astronauts' splashdown and see photos here.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
After splashdown, Musk offered his congratulations via X. NASA’s Joel Montalbano said the space agency was already looking at various options when Trump made his call to hurry the astronauts home.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The capsule undocked shortly after 1 a.m. Eastern and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast around 6 p.m. Eastern time, weather permitting.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Avery Lotz Updated Mar 18, 2025 - Energy & Climate
U.S. astronauts finally returning to Earth after 9 months in space
Editor's note: Read the latest on the astronauts' splashdown and see photos here.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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