Crew-9 Team Departs International Space Station for Homebound Journey

At 1:05 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, together with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, separated from the International Space Station. They embarked on their journey aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, departing from the Harmony module’s space-facing port.

NASA continues to provide real-time audio coverage of the event. Although full video coverage will resume during the splashdown broadcast, the ongoing audio feed will capture conversations between astronauts and mission control, complemented by a live video stream from the space station.

The return broadcast for NASA’s Crew-9 will pick up again at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday and continue until the Dragon splashes down at about 5:57 p.m. just off the coast of Florida, ensuring safe recovery of the astronauts.