17 Mar 2025

At 11:05 p.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.

NASA’s undocking coverage begins at 12:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 18, on NASA+. The spacecraft will autonomously undock from the orbiting laboratory at approximately 1:05 a.m. to begin the return to Earth. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

At the conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA will switch to real-time audio-only until live Crew-9 return coverage resumes at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday on NASA+.

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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying four SpaceX Crew-9 members is docked to the Harmony module’s space-facing port on the International Space Station.