The two test pilots came to NASA via the Navy. Butch Wilmore, 62, played high school and college football in his home state of Tennessee. Suni Williams, 59, grew up in Needham, Massachusetts, and was a competitive swimmer and distance runner.

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.

Four astronauts, including NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, made a splash landing off the Florida coast Tuesday evening.