Gradually descending, the capsule is carrying the astronauts from the space station, which orbits about 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth, toward the thick inner layer of our planet’s atmosphere.

The astronaut duo’s eight-day mission to the ISS last June became a months-long ordeal when the Boeing Starliner capsule, due ...

Long-delayed Starliner astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams and two space station crewmates braced for a ...

NASA astronauts stuck in space brace for re-entry as they return to Earth for the first time in nine months - Their return ...

As NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after an unplanned nine months in space, here's how they ...

The pair of Boeing Starliner astronauts left behind on the International Space Station headed back to Earth after a planned eight-day trip turned into more than 9 1/2 months in space. NASA astronauts ...

A pair of astronauts stranded in space for more than nine months were finally headed home Tuesday after their capsule ...

There will be no better sight for veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita 'Suni' Williams today than Earth, as the ...

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who’ve been at the space station since June, will return to Earth along with two Crew-9 ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were originally supposed to spend only about a week in space before technical difficulties ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are making a 17-hour journey from the International Space Station and will splash down near ...