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With the Q&A portion of this final briefing wrapping up, we're ending our live coverage.
In case you missed it, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams made it back to Earth after nine months stranded in space.
The mission went off without a hitch.
If you want to catch up, you can either scroll back through this live page and read about events as they occurred, or click here to get the full story.
What else has gone wrong in space?
In case you missed it... two astronauts stuck in space for more than nine months have finally returned to Earth.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams first blasted off to the ISS on 5 June, expecting to be up there for just eight days.
However, their problem-plagued Boeing Starliner posed too much of a risk for them to return to Earth, and they've been waiting to come home since then.
Although nine months is a long time to be in orbit, the pair aren't alone in facing extraordinary circumstances in space.
Read on here...
'They'll get some well-deserved time off'
Another question on Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams - on when they'll be able to go home and whether they get time off.
Steve Stich says they'll likely be able to go home tomorrow.
"They'll get some well-deserved time off," he says, but not until they've done some debriefs.
NASA praises stranded astronauts - who have 'wonderful reunion' with families ahead
Back at the news conference, the NASA and SpaceX experts are asked their thoughts on Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
Steve Stich praises their resilience - with the pair stuck for nine months after being set for just a few days in space.
"They became seamlessly part of the International Space Station... it shows their adaptability," he adds.
He also praises their families for their patience.
"I'm sure their reunion will be wonderful."
Musk hails return of Crew 9
A few words from SpaceX boss Elon Musk...
'Crew doing great'
Steve Stich is next to speak, and he offers a glowing report on the Dragon capsule's performance.
"It was really clean," he says.
The sequence went perfectly, he adds, noting only a small GPS issue was noticed.
"The crew's doing great... eventually they'll make their way back to Houston," he adds.
Stich also praises NASA partner SpaceX for their hard work.
Senior NASA administrator hails 'beautiful' landing
Joel Montalbano is first to speak.
He hails a "beautiful" landing and says it is "awesome" to have Crew 9 home.
He praises them, saying their work will inform future moon missions.
He adds that Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore did 150 experiments and 900 hours of research during their stint on the International Space Station.
News conference begins
We're under way in Houston, where senior NASA and SpaceX staff are giving a final briefing.
You can watch along in the livestream at the top of this page, or read updates here in the blog.
A reminder of who is speaking is in our last post.
NASA-SpaceX news conference expected shortly
In about 15 minutes, we'll have a final briefing from senior NASA and SpaceX staff.
We'll be covering it live.
Here's who we're hearing from:
In pictures: Nine months trapped in space
Here's a reminder of the journey Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on over their months in space - working yes, but also waiting to come home.
