{"id":318887,"date":"2025-03-18T16:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/stranded-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-9-months-on-space-station-live-stream"},"modified":"2025-03-18T16:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:04:53","slug":"stranded-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-9-months-on-space-station-live-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/stranded-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-9-months-on-space-station-live-stream","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Stranded&#039; Astronauts Return to Earth After 9 Months on Area Station, Reside Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Stranded Astronauts<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Return to Earth From Space Station<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">&#8230; Live Stream<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-03-18T13:56:55-07:00\">March 18, 2025 1:56 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"48.9118607182\">\n<section id=\"cb-c1a048b81191b267a26da056cf33ccdb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-207d88d9-7fc0-55e4-a9d0-d2aefb3c7da3-677463403-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-207d88d9-7fc0-55e4-a9d0-d2aefb3c7da3-677463403-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a4\/16by9\/2025\/03\/18\/a45ca4ebeb4841f3b248a537370cde51_md.jpg\" alt=\"0318-Suni-Williams-and-Butch-Wilmore-live-stream-desktop-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c1a048b81191b267a26da056cf33ccdb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-949467f400b1ba59cb9ee0d138731954\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>After 286 days in space, two American astronauts who&#8217;ve been stuck on the International Space Station since last spring are finally on their way back down to Earth &#8230; and we&#8217;re live-streaming their spacecraft&#8217;s arrival.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-949467f400b1ba59cb9ee0d138731954--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d3d7d6fb151494e003e090bbaafcc558\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p><strong>Butch Wilmore<\/strong> and <strong>Sunita &#8220;Suni&#8221; Williams<\/strong> are expected to splash down off the coast of Florida today at about 5:50 PM ET, following a 19-hour journey in a SpaceX spacecraft, alongside astronauts <strong>Nick Hague<\/strong> and <strong>Aleksandr Gorbunov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d3d7d6fb151494e003e090bbaafcc558--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-041fd1406b452cee74c04c23cb61af68\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240807_a3b23579db504e42bb7a581a4ca45f4e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:896b00eb-8bb8-426b-bc5d-a8fcacb066af\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a3\/4by3\/2024\/08\/07\/a3b23579db504e42bb7a581a4ca45f4e_md.jpg\" alt=\"Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-041fd1406b452cee74c04c23cb61af68--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8fa497aced4b1ff891d1e60f40fc60d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>A relief crew arrived at the ISS Sunday, giving Butch and Suni the green light to head home after 9 months spent in space. NASA even bumped up their return by a day to dodge some unfavorable weather later this week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8fa497aced4b1ff891d1e60f40fc60d2--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-28f7cac9eb80fff9fe48e3014b550564\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30.5569620253\">\n<p>Wilmore and Williams, both test pilots, were only supposed to be in space for 8 days &#8230; they flew the Boeing Starliner up to the ISS in June last year, but due to thruster issues and helium leaks, NASA decided to return the spacecraft to Earth completely empty &#8212; forcing the unexpected staycation in space for Butch and Suni. They\u2019ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/24\/boeing-astronauts-stranded-2025\/\"><strong>stuck on the International Space Station<\/strong><\/a> ever since.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-28f7cac9eb80fff9fe48e3014b550564--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2ed38a08eaad1d1ea2eb6d5eb32440bb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-28a498c1-735e-42b8-86dd-85166fedd239-1342835548-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-28a498c1-735e-42b8-86dd-85166fedd239-1342835548-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/77\/16by9\/2024\/09\/02\/77ccf7eb553541239c06e74edf96544e_md.png\" alt=\"0902-starliner-audio-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">8\/31\/24<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2ed38a08eaad1d1ea2eb6d5eb32440bb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a2781589ac5a26556013fc7adf20785b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>To be clear &#8230; they were never actually &#8220;stranded&#8221; &#8212; Butch and Suni had arrived at the ISS prepared for an extended stay in the event something on the mission went sideways &#8230; as it did. NASA was considering whether the two could fly back on the Boeing Starliner, but NASA vetoed them getting on that return trip over safety concerns.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a2781589ac5a26556013fc7adf20785b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2ad63a78834c2fadfe813e0727fde841\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-8c9540e5-cf2d-49ed-8d3b-aeb542bbbfe4-222175446-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-8c9540e5-cf2d-49ed-8d3b-aeb542bbbfe4-222175446-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/43\/16by9\/2024\/09\/28\/4307f7c0bfdd42ff86b78f990c088e93_md.jpg\" alt=\"092824_spacex_launch_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">SpaceX<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2ad63a78834c2fadfe813e0727fde841--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-be199f95a24200a0fb52e85d6b3f98c4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Then they had the opportunity to return in September, but they opted to stay, since the SpaceX craft sent up at the time kept 2 crew members off the flight, to give Buch and Suni seats for the ride back &#8230; but that would have left no replacements on the ISS if they had departed. So they stayed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-be199f95a24200a0fb52e85d6b3f98c4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6cb6df5d2968e1c4c4dc369581c1269c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>The two are now finally about to be back on the ground. Welcome home!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6cb6df5d2968e1c4c4dc369581c1269c--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/18\/stranded-nasa-astronauts-butch-wilmore-suni-williams-return-to-earth\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stranded Astronauts Return to Earth From Space Station &#8230; Live Stream Published March 18, 2025 1:56 PM PDT Play video content After 286 days in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318887"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318889,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318887\/revisions\/318889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}