NASA astronauts are finally returning to Earth after 9 months in space👨🏻‍🚀🌏️

🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0M_VHtEPXk

For NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore what was meant to be an 8 day mission back in June 2024 ended up lasting 9 months as the Boeing’s Starliner capsule that got them to the ISS encountered so much trouble that NASA decided to return it empty. 

Now, with the help of Space X’s Crew Dragon spacecraft the astronauts are officially waving goodbye to the International Space Station (ISS)  embarking on a 17 hour journey back to Earth, due to splashdown just before 22:00GMT 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan/

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NASA astronauts are finally returning to Earth after 9 months in space👨🏻‍🚀🌏️

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