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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return Splashdown
Note:
This advisory was updated March 17 2025 to add new NASA+ links for the return coverage events. Additionally updates to the Return-to-Earth media conference were made including a change in participants and RSVP deadline for media to attend in-person at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA Live
Upcoming Events
All times are in U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-4 until 2 a.m. EST on November 2 2025 afterward UTC-5). NASA Live
NASA to Provide
Live
Coverage of
Crew-9 Return
Splashdown
Tuesday March 18
1.12:45 a.m. Undocking coverage for NASA Space X Crew-9 return from the International Space Station. Undocking is scheduled for 1:05 a.m. Coverage will switch to audio-only following hatch closure and undocking, resuming video coverage at 4:45 p.m. for the deorbit burn and splashdown. NASA Live
2.2 p.m. News conference with NASA and Firefly Aerospace on Blue Ghost Mission. NASA Live
3. 4:45 p.m. NASA Space X Crew-9 return coverage resumes. Deorbit burn scheduled for 5:11 p.m. with splashdown at 5:57 p.m. NASA Live
4. 7:30 p.m. Return-to-Earth media conference for NASA Space X Crew-9 mission. Stream on NASA. NASA Live
Wednesday March 19
Interviews with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim from Star City Russia. Kim will serve as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 73 crew. NASA Live
Friday March 21
7:15 a.m. Coverage of Northrop Grumman NG-21 Cygnus spacecraft release from the International Space Station. Release scheduled for 7:35 a.m. NASA Live
Wednesday March 26
11 a.m. ISS Expedition 72 in-flight educational event for Richmond Hill High School in Richmond Hill NY with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers. NASA Live
Additional Information
NASA Space X Crew-9 members include NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore Nick Hague and Suni Williams along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. They are completing a long-duration science expedition and will return time-sensitive research to Earth. NASA Live
Crew-9 Return Schedule (All times Eastern)
Monday March 17
10:45 p.m. Hatch closing coverage begins on NASA. NASA Live
Tuesday March 18
1. 12:45 a.m. Undocking coverage begins on NASA. NASA Live
2. 1:05 a.m. Undocking occurs. NASA Live
3. 4:45 p.m. Return coverage resumes on NASA. NASA Live
4. 5:11 p.m. Deorbit burn (approximate) NASA Live