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NASA astronauts emerge from capsule after splash down in return from unexpected 9 month space trip

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. “On behalf of SpaceX, welcome home,” radioed SpaceX Mission Control in California as applause erupted in the control room and the capsule touched down. “What a ride,” replied Nick Hague, the capsule’s commander. -------------------------------------------------- For more on the lead story: https://komonews.com/news/nation-worl... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KOMO News on Facebook:   / komonews   KOMO News on Twitter:   / komonews   KOMO News on Instagram:   / komo4   KOMO News on TikTok:   / komo4seattle   Subscribe to KOMO on YouTube:    / @komonews   Watch more top local news stories:    • Video   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.komonews.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://komonews.com/watch Download our iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/komo-... Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 206.404.4000 KOMO News (ABC 4) provides the latest breaking news, sports, weather, traffic, and local event coverage in the Seattle and Western Washington/Puget Sound area including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, and surrounding communities. The capsule flew itself, so all the crew had to do was remain strapped in their seats and await landing. Williams and Wilmore took off in June on a Boeing Starliner capsule and returned in a SpaceX capsule. The crew was safely assisted out of the 13-foot-wide capsule once touched down to Earth. Upon return, all crew members were carried out on stretchers and taken to undergo a medical screening — a standard practice for people returning form long-duration missions in space. Trump has blamed his predecessor for the astronauts’ long stay in space and has taken credit for their return. “This began when I asked Elon Musk to go up and get the abandoned Astronauts, because the Biden Administration was incapable of doing so,” Trump said Monday in a social media post. “They shamefully forgot about the Astronauts, because they considered it to be a very embarrassing event for them – Another thing I inherited from that failed group of incompetents. Elon and I have taken on the project, sending up the SpaceX Dragon, which has successfully docked and, hopefully, while there is always danger involved in such a mission, they will soon be on their way home..." Is this a win for the new administration after Williams and Wilmore were stuck in space for months during the previous administration? “This is a win for the administration because ... the government is doing what government does best, which is solve problems,” said Peter Loge, the director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University. “And this is a win for government. This is a win for federal agencies. This is a win for civil servants. It’s a win for scientists.” Loge said the astronauts’ delayed return shouldn’t be a political issue. “This isn't about politics or personalities,” Loge said. “This is about science.” Williams and Wilmore launched last June as the first crewed flight test aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft bound for the space station. The Boeing craft launched and docked at the space station successfully. #komo #komonews #komo4 #komo4news #seattle #seattlenews #washingtonnews #nasa #astronauts #splashdown #iss #internationalspacestation #spacex #elonmusk #elon #musk #trump #donaldtrump #space #outerspace #rocket #boeing This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information contact us at [email protected]