The celebration began with the successful splash of the Dragon Spacecraft, which brought Williams back to Earth along with crew 9 members Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Russian Cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
Earlier, NASA astronaut’s cousin Dinesh Rawal, organized a “Yagna” in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to pray for her safety return.
SpaceX confirmed the splash, and NASA astronaut Nick Hague shared that the crew “smiled his ears” after returning safely.
After landing, NASA astronaut Nick Hague conveyed his first message to mission control. CNN reported that although the audio is a little unclear, the Hague can be heard saying that the crew “hadows laughed in their ears.”
CNN reported that although the audio is a little unclear, the Hague can be heard saying that the crew “hadows laughed in their ears.” “The Dragon’s Splash is confirmed – Welcome back to Earth, Nick, Suni, Butch and Alex!” SpaceX announced in a post on X.
NASA commentator Sandra Jones described the landing site, noting that “there is only a calm, glassy ocean view is breathtaking.”
Now, the rescue ship operated by SpaceX will retrieve the spacecraft. One of the rigs on board will quickly lift the capsule out of the water and place it in the “Dragon’s Nest”.
A moment before the touchdown, a group of parachutes deployed a slow ship dragon’s descent, bringing it to speeds of less than 20 miles per hour, CNN reported.
After the splash, the team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston will focus on helping astronauts re-watch the gravity of Earth.
The crew will undergo preliminary medical examinations on the rescue ship and conduct continuous monitoring in the coming days and weeks. Later today, the Crew-9 team will be shipped to NASA’s Houston facility, where they will receive additional medical assessments.
The highly anticipated reward for the crew was when the crew boarded the SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule and left the International Space Station at 1:05 a.m. ET.
Williams and Wilmore’s mission has been a near-continuous subject of speculation and censorship. Williams and Wilmore’s long stay in space has been the subject of speculation. However, astronauts repeatedly refuted their claims of being “abandoned,” “stuck” or “stumbling,” according to CNN.
“From the first day, this is the narrative: stranded, abandoned, stuck – I get it, we both get it,” Wilmore told CNN in February. “Help us change the narrative, let’s change it to: Be prepared for it despite what you’ve been hearing. That’s what we love.”
