CREW-9 DEPARTS ISS, Mar 18, 2025, undock 1:05 am ET, splash down 5:57 pm ET (NASA+)

Update, March 16, 9:00 am ET:  NASA has moved up Crew-9’s return to Earth by a day.  Now they will undock from the ISS on March 18 at 1:05 am ET and splash down off the coast the Florida the same day at 5:57 pm ET.

The schedule of events is as follows:

Monday, March 17

10:45 p.m. – Hatch closing coverage begins on NASA+

Tuesday, March 18

12:45 a.m. – Undocking coverage begins on NASA+

1:05 a.m. – Undocking

Following the conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA will switch to audio only.

Pending weather conditions at the splashdown sites, continuous coverage will resume on March 18 on NASA+ prior to the start of deorbit burn.

4:45 p.m. – Return coverage begins on NASA+

5:11 p.m. – Deorbit burn (time is approximate)

5:57 p.m. – Splashdown (time is approximate)

7:30 p.m. – Return-to-Earth media conference on NASA+

Original Entry: NASA is tentatively planning for Crew-9 to depart the ISS as early as 4:00 am ET on Wednesday, March 19.

The plan is weather dependent and details had not been announced as of March 15 at 3:00 pm ET.

Crew-9 is composed of:

• Nick Hague (NASA)
• Suni Williams (NASA)
• Butch Wilmore (NASA)
• Aleksandr Gorbunov (Roscosmos)