Astronauti Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are preparing to touch on Earth on Tuesday.
The two have been at the International Space Station since June. Their mission was supposed to last only a week after launching the Boein’s first astronaut flight, but they were stuck in space after the problems forced NASA to bring Boeing Starliner Back blank.
Wilmore, Williams, Commander of the crew-9 Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, originally hooked on Wednesday to collapse from the Florida coast. Now, due to unfavorable weather, NASA targets unlocking from the space station on Tuesday at 1:05 pm ET, and Splashdown is just before 6pm on the same day.
“The updated return goal still enables members of the space station to complete the handover of handover, while providing operational flexibility on the eve of less favorable weather conditions expected for later in the week,” Nasa said in a statement.
‘Alien’ Meeting: A member of the ISS crews play a joke while Spacex team arrives
This picture made from the NASA video shows astronauts to say hello after the Spacex capsule is connected to the international space station on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Upper line on the left: Nick Hague, Alexander Gorbunov, Suni Williams, Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Lower line on the left: Butch Wilmore, Takuya Onishi, Anne McClain, Kirill Peskov, Nichole Ayers and Don Pettit. (OUR)
The crew-9 media press conference should be held at 7:30 pm after returning.
Early on Sunday morning, Crew-10 arrived at the space station, which is the total number of astronauts on the ship at 11.
Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner took the opportunity to welcome them as he pulled an alien mask in what a spokesman for NASA called “a slight moment.”
Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner carries an alien mask in the port during the arrival of Crew-10 to the International Space Station on March 16, 2025. (NASA/SPACEX)
“It was a wonderful day. It’s great to see our friends coming,” Williams told Mission Control.
Four new arrivals – NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onshihi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov – were supposed to stay on the station for about six months.
Spacex Elona Male launches the rescue crew stuck NASA astronauts from ISS
In this photo provided by NASA, Astronauti Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams review the security hardware at the International Space Station 9 August 2024. (OUR)
Stuck astronauts do scientific studies and have routine maintenance.
Williams told reporters earlier this month that he was looking forward to returning home to see his family and two dogs.
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“It’s a cervix for them, probably a little more than us,” she said.
Fox News’ Jonathan Serrie, Landon Mion and Reuters contributed to this report.
