Thank You President Trump: Elon Musk On Safe Return Of Astronauts

NASA astronauts Williams, Wilmore, Hague, and cosmonaut Gorbunov returned to Earth. Tech billionaire Elon Musk congratulated SpaceX and NASA teams and thanked Trump for prioritizing the mission.

NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov splashed down off the coast of Florida.

Source : Twitter - NASA

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore finally returned to Earth after nine long months in space. Along with them were NASA's Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, who were part of the space agency's Crew-9.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), tech-billionaire Elon Musk congratulated SpaceX and NASA teams for the safe return of astronauts on Earth. He also thanked US President Donald Trump for prioritizing the mission.

He wrote, "Congratulations to the @SpaceX and @NASA teams for another safe astronaut return!"

"Thank you to @POTUS for prioritizing this mission!", Musk added.

Congratulations to the @SpaceX and @NASA teams for another safe astronaut return!

Thank you to @POTUS for prioritizing this mission! https://t.co/KknFDbh59s

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 18, 2025

There were a few tense minutes as the Dragon spacecraft approached the Earth's atmosphere and entered the exosphere, the topmost layer of the atmosphere. As the spacecraft hurtled towards the Earth through the atmosphere, it experienced a significant drag.

Drogue and main parachutes have deployed pic.twitter.com/X0wiXqFaPt

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 18, 2025

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the four astronauts splashed off the coast of Florida.

Splashdown of Dragon confirmed – welcome back to Earth, Nick, Suni, Butch, and Aleks! pic.twitter.com/M4RZ6UYsQ2

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 18, 2025

White House On NASA Astronauts Return To Earth

The White House also thanked SpaceX, NASA, and Elon Musk after the stranded astronauts splashed down off the coast of Florida after their unexpected extended stay in space. 

The White House also mentioned how Trump promised to rescue the NASA astronauts stranded in space for nine months, which has now been fulfilled. Trump also shared the splashdown moment of the astronauts on his social media platform Truth Social, but without writing anything about it in the caption. 

"PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT: President Trump pledged to rescue the astronauts stranded in space for nine months. Today, they safely splashed down in the Gulf of America, thanks to @ElonMusk, @SpaceX, and @NASA!" White House said in a post on X.

PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT: President Trump pledged to rescue the astronauts stranded in space for nine months.

Today, they safely splashed down in the Gulf of America, thanks to @ElonMusk, @SpaceX, and @NASA! pic.twitter.com/r01hVWAC8S

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 18, 2025