The astronauts, also known as SpaceX Crew-9, are expected to splash down in Florida shortly before 6 p.m. local time. A press conference is expected to follow around 7:30 p.m.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after months in space. They face potential health problems like weaker bones, vision changes.

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.

Astronauts who were stranded on the ISS for nine months wondered if they’d ever return to Earth By . Chris Harris. Published May 31, 2025, 2:27 p.m. ET ...

After being stranded in space for nine months, two NASA astronauts are getting closer to finally returning to Earth as a new group of astronauts prepare to head to the International Space Station.

The departure of the Starliner astronauts with Crew-9 is a little earlier than expected after NASA initially announced that the four spacefarers wouldn't head back to Earth any earlier than Wednesday.

At the very start of what was supposed to be a weeklong space mission, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had to wonder if they’d ever make it back to the Earth’s surface. As ...

The astronauts landed at 12:19 a.m. ET Wednesday at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, a NASA spokesman said in an email to USA TODAY. What's next for the Starliner, Crew-9 astronauts?

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore touched down on Earth March 18 after a nine-month stay in space, but they didn’t get to experience the full effects of gravity right away. Find out why.

At long last, Starliner astronauts prepare for their journey home: 'We're coming back' NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore joined Crew-9 member Nick Hague from the ISS to talk Tuesday ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore, wearing Boeing spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 5, 2024.

Astronauts Leland Melvin, STS-129 mission specialist, and Butch Wilmore, pilot, work on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities on Nov. 17, 2009.