Apollo 13 Returns to Earth

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Highlights: NASA astronauts return to Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay in space

NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, whose weeklong Boeing Starliner mission turned into an extended stay in space, have returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of Florida around 5:57 p.m.

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Watch video as dolphins join welcome crew to greet astronauts after SpaceX returns to Earth

A pod of dolphins joined the welcome crew March 18, 2025, splashing around the SpaceX capsule as a team worked to remove the capsule from the gulf.

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NASA astronauts return to Earth after nine months in space

After nine months on the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on March 18.

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How Apollo Astronauts Got to the Moon and Back

How Did the Spacecraft Get to the Moon? Astronauts got to the moon by traveling on a giant rocket (Saturn V) that launched them into space carrying the Command and Service Module ...

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Apollo 13 - Full Cast & Crew

This Hollywood drama is based on the events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission ... both the astronauts' survival and their safe return to Earth.

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