18 Mar 2025

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 crew members are moments away from a deorbit burn on their journey from the International Space Station to Earth. 

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, undocked from the space station at 1:05 a.m. EDT March 18. 

The deorbit burn, which is expected to last 7.5 minutes, places the Dragon spacecraft on a precise trajectory to return to the splashdown zone in the Gulf of America, off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, at approximately 5:57 p.m. 

Live coverage of the Crew-9 broadcast undocking continues on NASA+. Learn  how to watch  NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 prepares for departure from the International Space Station on Monday, March 17, 2025. Top left, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, followed by bottom left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague.