NASA astronauts who have remained in space for months -months longer than planned finally returned to earth.
Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams did the first astronaut flight from Starliner Boeing capsules to the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2024.
However, what should be a mission that lasted about one week changed to nine months above ISS due to some problems with Starliner.
Problems with spacecraft pushed NASA and Boeing to send starliners back to earth not affected and keep Wilmore and Williams above ISS until early 2025, when they were going home with Spacex Crew-9 Dragon Spacecraft so crew-10 arrived at ISS.
Spacex Crew-9 will finally be canceled in the early days of Tuesday, March 18 and Deorbit in the afternoon, Return to Earth at night.
Following the Starliner Mission Time Line:
Astronaut flight test Boeing Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for portraits in the front room between the front ports in the Harmony Module of International Space Station and Starliner Boeing Space Aircraft, June 13, 2024.
NASA VIA AP, File
April 2, 2024
NASA official said Target date for the first Boeing Starliner flight flight test not earlier than May 6.
May 6, 2024
The first effort that Starliner tried was rubbed after problems with the oxygen valve Found on a rocket that launched a spacecraft to orbit.
May 7, 2024
NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance Starliner Rocket – Say they are targeting A The launch date is not earlier than May 10.
May 14, 2024
Officials say the new pressure regulation valve has been replaced and tested successfully, and that Target for the launch of the new Starliner The date will not be earlier than May 21.
May 23, 2024
NASA announced the date of launching the new Starliner target on June 1. The launch date has been determined for May 25 but a small helium leak is found in the service module, which contains a supporting system and instrument to operate space aircraft.
June 1, 2024
Official Launch of Starliner Scrub Only a few minutes before taking off because the computer launching sequencer is not loading properly. June 2 reserve date is also canceled.
2 June 2024
NASA and Boeing officials said they were Targeting the launch date on June 5 For Starliner.
June 5, 2024
After several delays, the Starliner was launched, appointed at 10:52 ET from the Cape Cape Cape Cape Capestore Florida. Wilmore and Williams are scheduled to return to earth on Starliner on June 14.
Starliner Boeing capsules on the Atlas V rocket lifted from the launch foundation at the space launch complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 5, 2024, brought Astronaut Nasa Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the international space station.
Chris O’meara/AP, File
June 6, 2024
Starliner managed to be anchored in ISS after leaking helium and thruster problems threatened to postpone docking.
June 11, 2024
Nasa said Starliner had five “small” helium leaks and that the ISS Astronaut’s mission would be extended until June 18, waiting for the weather and Starliner’s readiness to return them home.
June 14, 2024
Nasa and Boeing announced that they targeted June 22 For the Starliner crew returns to earth.
18 June 2024
NASA Delay the return of astronauts until June 26 While the team solved several starliner problems, including helium leaks and thruster failures.
June 21, 2024
The date of return of astronauts is canceled again Because of conflict with space aircraft that were planned previously. Mission officials continue to review starliner data.
June 28, 2024
NASA and Boeing officials said During a press conference Additional testing is being carried out on a spacecraft propulsion system before the starliner can be rejuvenated.
July 10, 2024
Wilmore and Williams said they felt “confident” Starliner could bring them home safely.
August 7, 2024
During the press conference, NASA officials said Wilmore and Williams might have to go home by spaceplane besides Starliner.
Astronaut Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, both expeditions of 71 flight engineers, made pizza on the kitchen of the International Space Station located inside the Unity module, 9 September 2024.
NASA VIA AP, File
August 24, 2024
NASA officials confirmed that astronauts had to return home with different spacecraft in 2025 and that Starliner would return to earth without being known.
August 29, 2024
NASA and Boeing officials said They will continue with unlocked starliners Not earlier than the night of September 6.
September 7, 2024
Starline Land is not the latest On White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.
September 13, 2024
During the press conference, Wilmore and Williams said they did not feel “disappointing” by not returning to Starliner Boeing or with delays in their mission.
March 12, 2025
The Spacex Crew-10 NASA mission is canceled less than 45 minutes before taking off due to hydraulic system problems.
NASA Spacex Dragon Endeavour Spacecraft on the Falcon 9 rocket, which will carry NASA crew-10, looks close to the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A as part of its launch preparation at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, March 12, 2025.
Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA through Shutterstock
March 14, 2025
KRU-10 MISSION MEMBERS successfully launched On the spacex spacex Dragon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
March 16, 2025
Crew-10 managed to dock in ISS, bringing four new astronauts to work in the Floating Lab and prepare back to earth Wilmore and Williams, as well as other NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts.
ABC News’ Faith Abubey, Matthew Glasser, Leah Sarnoff and Gina Sunseri contributed to this report.