Astronauts stranded on ISS set to return to earth Tuesday after 9 months in space

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-17 15:24:22 | Updated at 2025-03-18 01:34:34 10 hours ago

Published March 17, 2025, 11:14 a.m. ET

Stranded US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to fly back to earth on Tuesday — ending their extended, nine-month stay in space.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore pictured on the International Space Station (ISS), 2024.  Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to finally fly back to earth on Tuesday. NASA/ISS / SWNS
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams waiting inside a Boeing Starliner capsule for liftoff to the International Space Station at Cape Canaveral, Florida.Wilmore and Williams’ 9-month stay was only supposed to last a week. AP

The NASA astronauts, who were originally supposed to be in space for only a week, will travel home with fellow American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule, NASA said.

This is a developing story.

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