Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:15am on 19 Mar 2025,Wednesday Science
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after 286 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), joined by Nick Hague and Aleksandr Grebyonkin. As SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule splashed down off Florida’s coast, a pod of dolphins gathered curiously around, a moment captured by NASA’s live feed. Williams and Wilmore conducted over 4,500 orbits and traveled 121 million miles. The landing marked the end of an extended stay, initially planned as a shorter mission. “It’s good to be back,” Wilmore said. NASA and SpaceX hailed the mission’s success.
