2m agoTue 18 Mar 2025 at 8:49pm
A smooth undocking with the ISS left 'in great hands'
By Georgie Hewson
The SpaceX Dragonh capsule undocked from the Space Station right on time yesterday at 3:05pm AEST.
After the SpaceX craft first off its first departure burn, the first words radioed back to the ISS from the crew on-board the Dragon shuttle were heard.
"On behalf of crew I'd like to say it was a privilege to call space our home, to live and work and be part of a mission and a team that spans the globe working together in cooperating for the benefit of humanity," mission commander Nick Hague said.
"We know the station is in great hands, we're excited to see what you guys are going to accomplish and well be waiting for you
"Crew 9 is going home."
In case you missed it, here is the video of the moment the capsule seperated from the ISS.9m agoTue 18 Mar 2025 at 8:42pm
Watch NASA's livestream with us
By Georgie Hewson
NASA has begun livestreaming in the lead-up to the Dragon Capsules Re-entry to the atmosphere and splashdown.
Watch it here:46m agoTue 18 Mar 2025 at 8:05pm
Good morning!
By Georgie Hewson
Good morning and welcome to today's live coverage of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Re-entry and splashdown,
Yesterday, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after their faulty Boeing BA.N Starliner craft up-ended what was to be an eight-day-long test mission.
Mr Wilmore and Ms Williams, two veteran NASA astronauts and retired US Navy test pilots, strapped inside their Crew Dragon spacecraft alongside two other astronauts and undocked from the orbiting laboratory at 1:05am US Eastern Time ET (3:05pm AEST Tuesday).
The four-person crew is currently on a 17-hour trip back to Earth and are scheduled for a splashdown off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico at 7:57am AEST today.
We will bring you all the updates from the de-orbit burn and splashdown this morning.