ORLANDO, FL – March 18 on WFTV ABC 9 News Orlando: Ken Kremer of Space UpClose was live in studio offering expert commentary covering the splashdown return of hero NASA astronauts Butch Williams and Suni Williams aboard Crew 9 Dragon after nearly 10 months on the ISS – In service of Science, NASA and ALL Humanity.
With WFTV ABC Orlando anchors Greg Warmoth and Alexa Lorenzo
I was invited by ABC Orlando to provide live commentary during the thrilling splashdown sequence for the final 2 hours pre and post splashdown
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, splashed down off the coast of Florida, near Tallahassee, at 5:57 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 18.
Hague and Gorbunov lifted off at 1:17 p.m. Sept. 28, 2024, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida6
Williams and Wilmore launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on June 5, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 41 as part of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.
In August, NASA announced the uncrewed return of Starliner to Earth and integrated Wilmore and Williams as part of the space station’s Expedition 71/72 for a return on Crew-9. The crew of four undocked at 1:05 a.m. Tuesday to begin the trip home.
Williams and Wilmore traveled 121,347,491 miles during their mission, spent 286 days in space, and completed 4,576 orbits around Earth. Hague and Gorbunov traveled 72,553,920 miles during their mission, spent 171 days in space, and completed 2,736 orbits around Earth.
Here are the ABC 9 Orlando video clips from 430 PM to 630 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/space-expert-ken-kremer-weighs-012739304.html
segment 2: from 545 PM : https://www.wftv.com/news/space-expert-ken-kremer-discusses-long-awaited-astronauts/d63d73d3-38cc-4560-8f17-f42eb4dafb1e/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/space-expert-ken-kremer-discusses-012024614.html
segment 2-1 from 553 PM: https://www.wftv.com/news/astronauts-back-earth-following-9-months-stuck-space/169ac537-4923-44d6-b7a6-b691dc4cb534/
segment 2A from 6 PM to 630 PM: https://www.wftv.com/news/channel-9-coverage-long-awaited-splashdown-butch-suni-after-extended-space-mission/e3cbc34a-5d22-4ff2-9b0a-9f058d4d519c/
segment 3 dolphins only: https://www.wftv.com/news/astronauts-return-dolphin-sighting-around-capsule-during-splashdown/a4d224b0-c48b-40e9-8311-d9c37bd8b79c/
As orbital residents of Expedition 72, Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore completed more than 900 hours of research on more than 150 scientific experiments.
From pharmaceutical manufacturing to advanced life support systems, and genetic sequencing in microgravity to safe and nutritious food production and more, see how the crew’s efforts benefit humans on and off the Earth.
More Videos: 18 WESH 2 NBC News Orlando: features my interview about the impeding splashdown return of hero NASA astronauts Butch and Suni after nearly 10 months on the ISS – In service of Science and ALL Humanity
Mar 18 Fox 35 Orlando: My complete live interview from today about the impeding splashdown return of hero NASA astronauts Butch and Suni after nearly 10 months on the ISS – IN service of Science and ALL Humanity
video: https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1610151
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