NewsSpaceTwo astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returned to EarthA planned eight-day mission turned into months aboard the International Space Station The capsule carrying American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee, Fla., after the pair's longer-than-planned stay aboard the International Space Station.NASABy McKenzie Prillaman10 minutes agoAfter spending more than nine months orbiting Earth, two U.S. astronauts finally returned home on March 18, splashing down at 5:57 p.m. EDT off the coast of Tallahassee, Fla. Now theyll undergo a battery of tests to find out how the longer-than-expected space stay has impacted their health.Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left on June 5 for what was supposed to be an eight-day mission to the International Space Station. But the Boeing Starliner that the duo launched in the spacecrafts first flight test with crew experienced technical issues as it neared the ISS. Williams and Wilmore had planned to return to Earth aboard the vehicle, but NASA delayed their flight, bringing back a crewless Starliner.