Wilmore and Williams have been on the International Space Station (ISS) since June. They were part of Boeing Starliner’s first crewed flight, but technical problems left the spacecraft unable to bring them back.

NASA has announced the Crew-9 return schedule, following Crew-10's arrival at the ISS. The favorable weather conditions have prompted an earlier return and the entire return process will be live streamed on NASA's official website.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded at the International Space Station for over nine months, will return to Earth on Tuesday evening, NASA announced in a statement. Williams and Wilmore are scheduled to travel back to Earth alongside Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard a