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Crew 9 successfully sprayed near Tallahassee on Tuesday evening and marked the end of an unexpected monthly stay for two of his astronauts. The trip of the Crew from the International Space Station (ISS) ended after 17.57 p.m. Applause broke out when SpaceX confirmed the safe landing. However, the problems with the Boeing vehicle delayed the return and prompted them to SpaceXs Crew 9 to return a safe journey back to earth. Their return marks an unprecedented event in space travel, since no astronauts ever had to switch between two different organizations in the spaceship. Boeing and SpaceX for cooperation to ensure a safe return for the astronauts. Joel Montalbano, deputy association administrator for space operations, emphasized the importance of the mission. “It shows the flexibility of commercial providers. After landing, the astronauts were flown to the Johnson Space Center of NASA in Houston.

Crew 9 successfully sprayed near Tallahassee on Tuesday evening and marked the end of an unexpected months of stay in space for two of his astronauts.

The trip of the Crew from the International Space Station (ISS) ended at 5:57 p.m. after a 17-hour return trip. Applause broke out when SpaceX confirmed the safe landing.

“Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams – on behalf of SpaceX, Welcome Home,” said an official of mission control after the splashdown.

Wilmore and Williams originally traveled to the ISS on board Boeing's Starliner spaceship for an eight to 10-day mission in June. However, the problems with the Boeing vehicle delayed the return and prompted them to SpaceXs Crew 9 to return a safe journey back to earth. Their return marks an unprecedented event in space travel, since no astronauts ever had to switch between two different organizations with the middle of the spacecraft.

“There has never been a situation like this, in which astronaut plans had to change in the middle of their mission and returned to a completely different spaceship that represents a completely different organization,” said Don Platt, Associate Professor of Space Systems at the Florida Institute of Technology.

NASA officials say that they are proud of Boeing and SpaceX to work together to ensure a safe return for the astronauts.

Joel Montalbano, deputy association administrator for NASA space operations, emphasized the importance of the mission.

“It shows the flexibility of commercial providers.

The astronauts came out of the freedom capsule and marked the end of their longer but safe return. NASA managers say they are looking forward to future successful missions from Boeing and SpaceX.

“We work with Boeing to certify Starliner and come back in flight,” said Steve Stich, manager of the Commercial Crew program of NASA. “The return of Butch and Sununi shows how important it is to have two crew transport systems.”

After landing, the astronauts were flown to the Johnson Space Center of NASA in Houston,

The NASA officials confirmed their commitment to working with Boeing and say that the company had assured them that it is planning to continue to develop spatial projects in the future.