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

Dolphins really pulled up to the splashdown like they were the rescue crew pic.twitter.com/IPw05BPrUE

— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) March 18, 2025