NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams are heading back to Earth after a nine-month stay on the International Space Station.
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00:00NASA astronauts Barry Butch Wilmore and Sunita Suni-Williams are headed back to Earth after
00:05a nine-month stay on the International Space Station.
00:08They originally launched in June 2024 for what was supposed to be an eight-day mission
00:13to test Boeing's Starliner capsule.
00:16Technical problems including helium leaks and thruster issues forced an uncrewed landing
00:21back in September, leaving the duo aboard the ISS for months.
00:26Now integrated into the ISS crew, they are set to return on a SpaceX Dragon capsule with
00:31splashdown expected near Florida at 5.57 p.m. Eastern today.