Once-stranded astronauts hours away from splashdown. Catch up on the saga so far
Tuesday, 18 March 2025 () After a week-long trip to the International Space Station ballooned into a nine-month stay, two stranded NASA astronauts are finally heading home. On Tuesday, if all goes to plan, a capsule will splash down off the Florida coast shortly before 6 p.m. ET, bringing Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams back to the Earthβs surface for the first time since they launched into space last June.Β
Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov successfully brought Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth after their ISS mission. The astronauts splashed down safely, with NASA and..
Moment Sunita Williams steps out as the Crew-9 astronauts are seen for the first time after returning from their ISS mission. Recovery teams are assisting Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore,..
Blast off and spend 24 hours in space with the astronauts who completed NASA's first ever all-female spacewalk! Christina Koch and Jessica Meir share an intimate look at their out-of-this-world routine..