By Sakshi Sah
Published Mar 19, 2025

Hindustan Times
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First visuals of Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore after landing on Earth

After over nine months in space, astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally back on Earth.

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They spent over nine months at the International Space Station (ISS) due to unexpected delays.

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The astronauts returned home aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom, which was sent as a rescue spacecraft.

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The capsule splashed down at 5:57 pm ET on Tuesday (3:27 am IST, Wednesday).

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They were joined by Nick Hague and Aleksandr Grebyonkin, who came to the ISS in December on a NASA and SpaceX rescue mission.

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The astronauts travelled for 17 hours before reaching Earth.

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An hour after landing, the astronauts waved and smiled for the cameras as they exited the capsule.

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They were taken away in reclining stretchers for routine medical checks after their long stay in space.

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