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Sunita Williams: NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her partner Butch Wilmore have finally returned to Earth after 9 months. Both the astronauts landed safely on the coast of Florida at 3.30 am on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 as per Indian time. The astronauts have returned to Earth after a journey of 17 hours.
The astronauts’ SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday March 19, 2025, just hours after leaving the International Space Station. This splashdown took place on the Tallahassee coast of Florida. A video of the astronauts’ landing has also been released by space agency NASA.
Splashdown confirmed! #Crew9 is now back on Earth in their @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. pic.twitter.com/G5tVyqFbAu
— NASA (@NASA) March 18, 2025
Sunita Williams went to space on June 5
Sunita Williams and her companion Butch Wilmore left for space on June 5, 2024 last year, aboard the Boeing Starliner Crew Capsule. Although their mission was only for a week, due to a technical fault in the space station, NASA had to evacuate the Starliner and shift the astronauts to space. Due to technical faults, their return was postponed till February this year.
Returned to Earth by Dragon Spacecraft
During the return, along with Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, two other astronauts of Crew-9, Nick Hague and Alexander Gorbunov also returned. They have returned to Earth by Dragon Spacecraft.
Passengers taken on stretcher after landing
After returning from space, Sunita Williams and her companions were taken on a stretcher. This is a kind of protocol that every astronaut has to follow. The reason for this is that after returning from space, astronauts are not able to walk immediately. Many types of changes take place in their body. In such a situation, NASA adopts strict security procedures regarding this.
