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Astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule live updates: Crew-9 team exit capsule after long-awaited splashdown

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Christopher Scarglato,
Alex Oliveira and
Kaydi Pelletier
Updated March 18, 2025, 8:09 p.m. ET
SpaceX's Dragon Freedom spacecraft splashes down off the coast of Florida
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Houston, we have a homecoming.

After nine months stranded in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams made their return to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday.

The capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida around 6 p.m. ET.

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