Astronauts Williams and Wilmore will return to Earth after 9 months in space: details from SpaceX
15 march 2025 в 22:13
It has been almost nine months since astronauts Suni Williams and Batch Wilmore were supposed to return home from the International Space Station (ISS). The duo got stuck in space after Boeing Starliner experienced malfunctions. Now, with SpaceX sending a new crew to the ISS to replace Wilmore and Williams, Americans are wondering when the stranded NASA astronauts will finally return home.
During an interview in March 2025, Williams thanked everyone on Earth for «all the love and support», - adding: «This mission has attracted some attention. There is good and bad in that. But I think the good part is that more and more people are interested in what we do».
Find out below when astronauts Williams and Wilmore will return to Earth, as well as additional information about the recent SpaceX mission.
Since June 2024, astronauts Williams and Wilmore have been aboard the ISS. However, SpaceX launched Crew-10, which includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, to replace Williams and Wilmore in March 2025.
The arrival of the SpaceX crew is scheduled for the evening of March 15, 2025, indicating that it will take them just about a day. However, it is reported that the ISS can be reached in just four hours depending on the spacecraft.
According to the Associated Press, NASA wants the two ISS crews to overlap so that Wilmore and Williams can provide the necessary information to the newcomers. Then the NASA duo will undock a week later and return to Florida, weather permitting. Wilmore and Williams will be escorted home by astronauts who previously flew on a separate SpaceX mission at the end of 2024, including two empty seats for the stranded astronauts.
Depending on the mission, astronauts aboard the ISS typically spend from six to twelve months, according to NASA. However, Wilmore and Williams were not supposed to stay in space for more than eight days.
According to Indeed, civilian astronauts earn an annual salary ranging from $ 104,898 to $ 161,141
During an interview in March 2025, Williams thanked everyone on Earth for «all the love and support», - adding: «This mission has attracted some attention. There is good and bad in that. But I think the good part is that more and more people are interested in what we do».
Find out below when astronauts Williams and Wilmore will return to Earth, as well as additional information about the recent SpaceX mission.
Since June 2024, astronauts Williams and Wilmore have been aboard the ISS. However, SpaceX launched Crew-10, which includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, to replace Williams and Wilmore in March 2025.
The arrival of the SpaceX crew is scheduled for the evening of March 15, 2025, indicating that it will take them just about a day. However, it is reported that the ISS can be reached in just four hours depending on the spacecraft.
According to the Associated Press, NASA wants the two ISS crews to overlap so that Wilmore and Williams can provide the necessary information to the newcomers. Then the NASA duo will undock a week later and return to Florida, weather permitting. Wilmore and Williams will be escorted home by astronauts who previously flew on a separate SpaceX mission at the end of 2024, including two empty seats for the stranded astronauts.
Depending on the mission, astronauts aboard the ISS typically spend from six to twelve months, according to NASA. However, Wilmore and Williams were not supposed to stay in space for more than eight days.
According to Indeed, civilian astronauts earn an annual salary ranging from $ 104,898 to $ 161,141
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