The Boeing Starliner astronauts returned to Earth today
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke about their continued stay aboard the International Space Station during a press conference held yesterday. The two are now fully incorporated into the ISS crew, as the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that was meant to take them home last week was instead sent back to Earth uncrewed.
Finally home: Crew-9, Boeing Starliner astronauts, splash down off Gulf Coast of Florida
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft descended under parachute from a bright blue sky, plopping into sparkling clear water off the Gulf Coast of Florida south of Tallahassee. The nine-month journey of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams had finally come to an end.
The astronauts who flew on Boeing's Starliner are finally heading home. And they'll splash down not far from Tallahassee.
"This is a huge mission for us on Crew 10," said Steve Stich, manager of the commercial crew program that oversees SpaceX Crew Dragons and Boeing's Starliner. "They're all big, but this started ...
NASA is targeting Tuesday at 5:57 p.m. EDT for the return of Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
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In a Truth Social post on Monday about the Starliner return mission, the president delivered a masterclass in misinformation.
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