NASA Presser LIVE: Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Return Safely After 9 Months In ISS | SpaceX |N18G
NASA Presser LIVE: Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Return Safely After 9 Months In ISS | SpaceX | CNBC TV18 News conference after the capsule containing the two stuck astronauts deorbited and attempted a splashdown back to earth. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched last June as the first test pilots for Boeing's new Starliner capsule and quickly encountered trouble. Nine months later, they're flying back on SpaceX after Starliner's empty return. News conference participants: •Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator, NASA’ Space Operations Mission Directorate •Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program •Jeff Arend, manager for systems engineering and integration, NASA’s International Space Station, NASA’s International Space Station Office •Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Return Safely After 9 Months In SpaceThey flew on a Boeing Starliner to space on June 5 last year and returned in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft this morning. Edited by: Divyam Sharma World News Mar 19, 2025 04:31 am IST Published On Mar 19, 2025 03:27 am IST Last Updated On Mar 19, 2025 04:31 am IST Read Time: 4 mins Share TwitterWhatsAppFacebookRedditEmail Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Return Safely After 9 Months In Space Ms Williams and Mr Wilmore, both former Navy pilots, had flown to the orbital lab on June 5 last year. Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned home after their eight-day mission to the International Space Station turned into a nine-month-long ordeal to bring them back. They flew on a Boeing Starliner to space on June 5 last year and returned in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft this morning. The space capsule deployed its parachute before a splashdown in the ocean off the coast of Florida. The two astronauts travelled along with NASA's Nick Hague, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov for 17 hours on their journey home. #NASA #SunitaWilliams #ButchWilmore #spacex #usatoday #iss #cnbctv18digital
