After more than nine months in space, relentless media coverage and a political firestorm, two NASA astronauts who captured the world’s attention for being stuck in orbit will soon be coming home.
Two NASA astronauts, stuck in orbit for over nine months due to technical issues with their Boeing spacecraft, are finally returning to Earth via a SpaceX capsule after a political and media-fueled ordeal. A replacement crew has arrived at the ISS, and the astronauts will return to Houston to reunite with their families.