Sunita Williams SpaceX Crew-9 Earth Return Live Streaming || How, When, and Where to Watch NASA Astronaut's Return

NASA Sunita Williams Live Streaming: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is gearing up for her much-awaited return to Earth, alongside fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore.

Two astronauts—Butch and Sunita—have been stranded in space for more than nine months and are finally returning to Earth.

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Williams and her crewmate Butch Wilmore were stuck in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which was meant to bring them back in June 2024, after eight days in space. 

After an unexpected delay of nine months, William and Wilmore are finally coming back on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's journey from the International Space Station has started, with a splashdown scheduled to happen at 3:30 am IST on March 19 (March 18 ET). 

Live coverage of their return will be available to watch online across multiple platforms, including NASA's official YouTube channel.

The viewers can also watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Re-Entry and Splashdown on the official website of NASA. The link has been shared on NASA's official social handles. 

.@NASA will provide live coverage of Crew-9’s return to Earth from the @Space_Station, beginning with @SpaceX Dragon hatch closure preparations at 10:45pm ET Monday, March 17.

Splashdown is slated for approximately 5:57pm Tuesday, March 18: https://t.co/yABLg20tKX pic.twitter.com/alujSplsHm

The Crew-9's return journey spans roughly 42 hours from Mar 17 to Mar 19, 2025. After the splashdown of astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, NASA will hold a media conference at 7:30 pm EDT (6:00 am IST, March 19).

Meanwhile, astronaut Nick Hague, who is accompanying Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, shared a heartfelt note. 

It’s been a privilege to call the @Space_Station home, to play my part in its 25-year legacy of doing research for humanity, and to work with colleagues, now friends, from around the globe. My spaceflight career, like most, is full of the unexpected. pic.twitter.com/80jJ0Zn1sM

"It’s been a privilege to call the Space_Station home, to play my part in its 25-year legacy of doing research for humanity, and to work with colleagues, now friends, from around the globe. My spaceflight career, like most, is full of the unexpected."