NASA astronauts return to earth after successful splashdown in SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule

American astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after what was meant to be a weeklong mission turned into nine months aboard the International Space Station.

Tuesday evening at approximately 5:57 p.m. the crew successfully splashed down in the newly renamed, under President Donald Trump, "Gulf of America." This was following a "deorbit" sequence and "blackout period" where the crew lost communication as they began reentry in the Earth’s inner atmosphere.
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