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Watch: Stranded astronauts finally back on Earth

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Photo / Getty Images

* **Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore landed on Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule.**

* **Their mission faced technical difficulties and became a political issue, with Donald Trump criticising Joe Biden.**

* **Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov also returned, marking the end of the “Crew-9” mission.**

Nine months after they departed on the Boeing Starliner, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally landed back on Earth on a SpaceX Dragon capsule.

Astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov were also in the capsule.

Wilmore and Williams’ homecoming caps an end to a drawn-out mission which was marred by technical difficulties and recent months turned into a political flashpoint, with Donald Trump blaming the Biden administration for “abandoning” the astronauts.

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