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NASA Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth on Wednesday morning. They spent over 9 months at the International Space Station. Their mission was launched on June 5, 2024 aboard a Boeing Starliner and was scheduled for 8 days but they ended up spending over 9 months in space.
They returned splashing down off the Florida coastin a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. They were joined by NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov for their 17 hour return journey to Earth.
Elon Musk, who was instrumental in bringing the astronauts back, congratulated the SpaceX and NASA teams for their safe return. Elon Musk said that he was a bit nervous about the return of the astronauts as there is always the risk of something going wrong.
Musk also thanked President Donald Trump for his efforts in prioritizing and expediting their return.
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