All signs indicated NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams were “relatively healthy” upon returning to Earth following a nine-month stay in space, former astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Capt. Winston Scott told Newsmax on Wednesday.

Wilmore and Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday after their mission, which had been expected to last eight days, lasted nine months.

During an appearance on “Wake Up America,” Scott was asked to give his biggest takeaway while watching splashdown and recovery in the Gulf of America.

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