Pod of Dolphins Greets NASA Astronauts After Splashdown
The marine mammals swarmed around the recovery team and capsule, welcoming home the astronauts shortly after they splashed down off Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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Astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams begin journey home after 9 months in space
A SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams undocked from the International Space Station early Tuesday morning. They're scheduled to splash down off the Florida coast ...CBS News - 19h -
Watch: Dolphins surround Dragon capsule after successful splashdown
Nasa commentators joked the aquatic mammals are an "honorary part of the recovery team" attending to the capsule.BBC News - 10h -
NASA astronauts splash down after nine months in space
NASA's Crew-9 astronauts splashed down, landing off Tallahassee, Florida, in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after two of the four crew members, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, spent nine ...NBC News - 10h -
Watch: Dolphins greet capsule as Nasa astronauts return to Earth
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have landed near Tallahassee, Florida after a 286-day mission at the International Space Station.BBC News - 10h -
NASA Astronauts Return in SpaceX Capsule, Splashing Down on Earth After 9 Months
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally made it home to Earth after a 17-hour trip aboard a SpaceX capsule.The New York Times - 6h -
Watch NASA astronauts return to Earth on SpaceX capsule after months on the ISS
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to splash down on Earth on Tuesday evening after spending more than nine months in space.CNBC - 10h -
Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth
The capsule carrying the Nasa astronauts and two others splashes down in waters off Florida.BBC News - 8h -
Watch live: NASA astronauts splash down on Earth after unexpected nine months in space
Problems with Boeing's Starliner capsule forced Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to stay on the International Space Station far longer than planned. At long last, the astronauts are en route back to ...NBC News - 13h -
Stuck astronauts set to splash down on Earth Tuesday evening
Just after midnight Sunday morning, astronauts welcomed Crew 10 aboard the International Space Station — and Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were at the hatch when it opened. The stuck astronauts ...NBC News - 1d
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