The viral video shows NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returning to Earth in a rocket that successfully lands back on its launch pad.

Original review summary

The review says the video shows SpaceX’s Starship booster being caught by mechanical arms during its fifth test flight on 13 October 2024, not the astronauts returning to Earth. Williams and Wilmore returned on 18 March 2025 aboard a Crew Dragon capsule, which landed in the sea near Florida using parachutes.[S1]