The astronauts 'stranded' onboard the International Space Station for 286 days have now returned to Earth

After quite a long delay, you'd be forgiven for thinking the pair are due a hefty payout

Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were stuck in space for 286 days, in that time NASA and SpaceX had to figure out their return

Nine months in space has taken its toll

Being in space for so long can have quite a drastic impact on the body

Human beings weren't the first Earthly creatures to greet the astronauts...

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down in Florida after being collected by a SpaceX capsule

The SpaceX Dragon Crew successfully splash landed just off the Florida coast

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams only expected to be on the International Space Station for a few days

Space travel is no easy feat, especially not for the human body

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally on the descent back home

The stranded astronauts are set to return after a 9 month stint in space

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to splashdown to Earth after 285 days orbiting Earth

It comes as the new ISS crew finally docked on Sunday morning

Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore have been up in space since last June, and now they're coming home

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore's trip to the International Space Station was meant to last eight days but ended up being over nine months

Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore are soon set to return to Earth after an eight-day trip turned into nine months...

As if you didn't have enough to worry about

Edgar Mitchell was a former NASA pilot who worked on early space missions

The mission was aborted on March 12, but now it's finally off to space

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been in space since June 2024

Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore are finally expected to return home in a matter of days

The mission to rescue Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore has been postponed

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