Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams were supposed to spend only eight days in space. Instead, the NASA astronauts will end up being on the International Space Station for about eight months. That means missed birthdays, wedding anniversaries, kids’ performances and even the US presidential election.

So far, they’re taking the news in stride. “We are having a great time here on ISS,” Williams said during an in-space press conference in July. “You know, Butch and I have been up here before, and it feels like coming back home. It feels good to float around.”