Fri Mar 21 06:50:00 UTC 2025: ## Four Astronauts Set to Splash Down in Gulf of Mexico
**TALLAHASSEE, FL –** Four astronauts are nearing the end of their mission, with a scheduled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico expected around 5:57 p.m. EDT today. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, are returning to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after a successful mission aboard the International Space Station.
The deorbit burn is slated to begin at 5:11 p.m. EDT. Current weather conditions are favorable for a splashdown near Tallahassee, Florida. Live coverage of the event is available on NASA+. For updates and further information, follow @commercial_crew on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, and for International Space Station updates, follow @space_station and @ISS_Research on X and the ISS’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
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