Dragon capsule enters the Earth’s atmosphere. Behind it is a trail of plasma ions. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
The four astronauts aboard the Dragon space capsule brace for re-entry. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
Drogue parachutes deployed to slow down the Dragon as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
View of the parachutes’ deployment from the Dragon. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
Dragon spacecraft with its main parachutes deployed just before splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America). (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
Splashdown! Dragon capsule splashes down smoothly marking the safe return of four astronauts from the International Space Station. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
A recovery tug approaches the Dragon after splashdown. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
A view of the burn marks on the Dragon capsule’s hull. The burns were sustained during the re-entry, when the spacecraft endured temperatures of nearly 2,000 degrees Celsius. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
An aerial view of NASA’s space capsule recovery vessel Megan approaching the Dragon. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
The Dragon-9 capsule hauled onboard NASA recovery vessel Megan. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
Dragon Commander Nick Hague was the first to step out of the capsule. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
Aleksandr Gorbunov waves and smiles as he is helped onto the mobility aid. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
Sunita Williams was the third to step out of the space capsule. (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
Butch Wilmore steps out last and is being taken to the medical bay onboard the Megan (Photo Credit: YouTube@NASA)
Published at : 19 Mar 2025 04:28 AM (IST)
