Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams left the International Space Station after nine months in space, checking out with two other astronauts. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening,

The NASA astronauts splashed down on Tuesday in a SpaceX capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion a nine-month stay on the International Space Station.

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams returned home safely on March 18 after being stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for 286 days. The duo made history in June 2024 as part of Boeing's Starliner test flight to the ISS,