Around dinner time on Tuesday, two NASA astronauts will splash down off the coast of Florida, returning from the International Space Station. This might not normally be news, but Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were only supposed to be in space for a week. Instead, they’ll have spent 287 days in orbit, or more than nine months. Here’s how it happened

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams rode the first crewed flight of a Boeing Starliner. But technical problems meant it couldn't take them home.{ai:summary}<p>NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to splash down off Florida after an extended mission aboard the International Space Station. Initially scheduled for a week, their stay in orbit has lasted 287 days, exceeding nine months. </p><p>The extended duration was due to unforeseen circumstances. #science</p>

How a week-long trip to space turned into 9 months for 2 NASA astronauts

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