Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth as their capsule splashes down off the coast of Florida. The pair, who have been stuck at the International Space Station for months after problems with Boeing’s new capsule, are returning in a SpaceX capsule, along with two other astronauts.
Schedule:
4:45 p.m. ET: Return coverage begins on NASA
5:11 p.m. ET (time is approximate): Deorbit burn
5:57 p.m. ET (time is approximate): Splashdown
7:30 p.m. ET: Return to Earth news conference
News conference participants:
Joel Montalbano: Deputy associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate
Steve Stich: Manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
Jeff Arend: Manager for systems engineering and integration at NASA’s International Space Station
Sarah Walker: Director of Dragon Mission Management at SpaceX...
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