Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were preparing to lower again on Earth as early as Tuesday.
The two have been on the International Space Station since June. Their mission only lasted for a week after Boeing’s first astronaut flight, but in space forced NASA to bring it Boeing’s Stalinner Return to the empty space.
Williams, Williams, Crew 9 Commander Nick Hague and Russian astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov were scheduled to splash on the Florida coast on Wednesday. Now, due to bad weather, NASA aims to take off from the space station by 1:05 a.m. Tuesday, by 6 p.m.
“The updated return target continues to give space station staff time to complete handover duties while providing operational flexibility in the weather conditions expected later this week,” he said. NASA says In the statement.
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This image produced by NASA shows astronauts greet each other with SpaceX capsules docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Top left: Nick Hague, Alexander Gorbunov, Suni Williams, Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Bottom left: Butch Wilmore, Takuya Onishi, Anne McClain, Kirill Peskov, Nichole Ayers and Don Pettit. (NASA)
They returned at 7:30 PM for a Crew-9 media conference.
Early Sunday morning, Crew 10 arrives at the space station, The total number of astronauts on board reached 11.
Russian astronaut Ivan Vagner took the opportunity to welcome them while wearing an alien mask that NASA spokesperson called “moment of relaxation.”
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Russian astronaut Ivan Vagner arrived at the International Space Station on March 16, 2025, and put on an alien mask at the port. (NASA/SPACEX)
“It’s a great day. It’s a great time to see our friends arrive.” Williams told Mission Control.
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian astronaut Kirill Peskov, four newcomers, Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, are planning to stay at the station for about six months.
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In this photo provided by NASA, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inspected security hardware on August 9, 2024 at the International Space Station. (NASA)
The stuck astronauts have been conducting scientific research and routine maintenance.
Williams told reporters earlier this month that she was looking forward to going home to meet her family and two dogs.
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“For them, it’s a roller coaster, maybe a little more than we do,” she said.
Fox News’s Jonathan Serrie, Landon Mion and Reuters contributed to the report.
