NASA Live Updates: Splashdown! Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Return To Earth After 9 Long Months In Space
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore are returning to Earth after 286 days in space due to glitches with the Starliner spacecraft. They are set to make a splashdown on Wednesday.
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Recovery Vessel Megan Prepares To Rope In Dragon Capsule Onboard
NASA's capsule recovery vessel Megan is working to retrieve Dragon from the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America).
Splashdown! Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Return To Earth After 9 Long Months In Space
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore are back on Earth after 9 months. The re-entry was smooth and without any hitch. The splashdown took place in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) off the coast of Florida.
Parachutes Deployed As Dragon Successfully Enters Earth's Atmosphere
Parachutes have been deployed to slow down the spacecraft as Dragon successfully enters Earth's atmosphere. The parachutes will slow down the Dragon capsule til splashdown.
SpaceX Dragon's Communication Restored
Communication channels have been restored with Crew-9 aboard SpaceX Dragon, marking successful re-entry of the spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft is going at over 350 miles per hour.
SpaceX Dragon Loses Contact With Earth
SpaceX Dragon has lost all communication with Earth due to plasma build-up around the spacecraft. This is typical and usually lasts anywhere between 6 and 10 minutes.
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