While NASA astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore spent 286 days in space, his daughter documented his anticipated return on TikTok. Now, as he finally returns to Earth, she shares how her family plans on celebrating.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams left the International Space Station after nine months in space, checking out with two other astronauts. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening,

After being stranded up in space for almost nine months, Barry “Butch” Wilmore was finally headed back to Earth this week—a dramatic journey his daughter documented on TikTok. Daryn Wilmore had been giving her TikTok followers regular updates about her dad and Sunita “Suni” Williams’ time on the International Space Station after a mission in June meant to last around a week turned into nine long months.