The White House welcomed the astronauts back on Earth on Tuesday (local time) and said President Donald Trump vowed to rescue those stuck in space for nine months and he delivered on his promise. “PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT: President Trump pledged to rescue the astronauts stranded in space for nine months,” the White House posted on X. PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT: President Trump pledged to rescue the astronauts stranded in space for nine months. Today, they safely splashed down in the Gulf of America, thanks to @ElonMusk, @SpaceX, and @NASA! pic.twitter.com/r01hVWAC8S — The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 18, 2025 Trump shared the splashdown moment of the astronauts on his social media platform Truth Social, without writing anything in the caption. The four astronauts, including Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stuck at the International Space Station for nine months, returned to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft that splashed down off the Florida coast at 3.27 am IST on Wednesday.