NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Re-Entry and Splashdown | Video Guide

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Watch with us as the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission—NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov—return to Earth.Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore began their mission at the International Space Station on June 6, 2024, arriving aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov arrived at the station on Sept. 29, 2024. Hague and Gorbunov launched to space aboard SpaceX's Dragon Freedom spacecraft, which was docked to the station since its arrival in September, and has since brought Crew-9 back home.2:24 Return coverage begins6:41 Meet the crew28:14 Deorbit burn start1:05:20 First views from WB-57 aircraft1:09:37 Drogue chutes deploy1:10:31 Main chutes deploy1:12:00 Splashdown1:33:56 Dolphins1:38:33 Hoist1:53:45 Hatch open1:57:09 Crew egressSee the full schedule for Crew-9's return to Earth: https://go.nasa.gov/4iWeg8NLearn more about Crew-9's scientific mission: https://go.nasa.gov/4bWdt5uFollow the latest Crew-9 mission updates: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrewCredit: NASA