WATCH: Dragon Capsule Splashdown Greeted by Dolphins, and Astronaut Butch Wilmore Shares His Faith

Paula Bolyard : Mar 19, 2025
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CBS News reporter Mark Strassmann asked astronaut Butch Wilmore: What is your life lesson or takeaway from these nine months in space? [Wilmore's reply]: "My feeling on all of this goes back to my faith. It's bound in my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is working out His plan and His purposes for His glory... And however that plays out, I am content because I understand that." 

[PJMedia.com] It was a picture-perfect splashdown as American astronauts Suni Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore finally arrived home after spending 286 days in space. They were accompanied by two SpaceX Dragon crew members who assisted in the rescue. (Screengrab image: via NASA)

And not only was the weather perfect in the Gulf of America off the coast of Florida [Tuesday], but the astronauts on Crew-9 were greeted by a curious pod of dolphins!

The recovery crew was all business, focused on retrieving the astronauts from the vessel, but they no doubt were tickled pink to see the playful mammals near their boat.

The astronauts are currently going through the standard medical evaluations, but they all looked happy and healthy when the door to the space capsule opened... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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