Williams and Wilmore were wheeled off the spacecraft on stretchers, a standard practice for NASA astronauts, according to E! News. The protocol is due to the change in gravity, especially for Williams and Wilmore, who have been away for nine months.

NASA Astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore have safely returned to Earth after nine months in space on March 18, splashing down off the coast of Florida.