Four cosmonaut who had impart the International Space Station plash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida seashore Tuesday and were welcome by some unexpected guest .
Footage from the panorama depict the SpaceX Dragon space capsule draw near by a fuel pod of mahimahi before being wind onto the retrieval ship .
On gameboard were Roscosmos spaceman Aleksandr Gorbunov of Russia , NASA spaceman Nick Hague , and NASA ’s Sunita Williams and Barry “ Butch ” Wilmore — the duo whose prison term in blank space was presuppose to last eight day , but end up being 286 .
Williams and Wilmore were test Boeing ’s Starliner space vehicle , but their commission was cover after the fomite happen pusher topic .
Last Friday dark , SpaceXlauncheda bunch to the ISS to lighten the two cosmonaut , who stay on to comport experiment and spacewalks throughout their extend stoppage .
This was williams meditate lately on the considerable wait : “ this commission has wreak a piffling care … but i recollect the upright part is more multitude are concerned in what we ’re doing in quad .
” All four astronaut who bring back to Earth Tuesday seem to be sizeable but were undergo aesculapian balk upon touchdown .
The unwitting welcome crew!Crew-9 had some surprisal visitant after splash down this afternoon.
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Four cosmonaut who had leave the International Space Station squelch down in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida seacoast Tuesday and were welcome by some unexpected guest .
Footage from the picture establish the SpaceX Dragon space capsule approach by a seedpod of dolphinfish before being wind onto the retrieval ship .
On circuit card were Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov of Russia , NASA cosmonaut Nick Hague , and NASA ’s Sunita Williams and Barry “ Butch ” Wilmore — the brace whose meter in quad was hypothesize to last eight daytime , but terminate up being 286 .
Williams and Wilmore were test Boeing ’s Starliner ballistic capsule , but their foreign mission was extend after the fomite meet pusher matter .
This was last friday dark , spacexlauncheda gang to the iss to free the two astronaut , who remain to lead experiment and spacewalks throughout their extend arrest .
Williams ruminate of late on the considerable wait : “ This delegacy has add a piddling tending … but I suppose the skillful part is more the great unwashed are concerned in what we ’re doing in quad .
” All four cosmonaut who repay to Earth Tuesday appear to be sizeable but were undergo aesculapian check upon touchdown .
The unwitting welcome crew!Crew-9 had some surprisal visitant after slosh down this afternoon.
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