'Stranded' Nasa astronauts begin trip home after nine months in orbit

Two Nasa astronauts 'stranded' onboard the International Space Station since June 2024 are on their way back to Earth more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s Starliner capsule scuppered their original week-long mission. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Sunita Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore are among four astronauts making their return to Earth after four new astronauts arrived at the space station as part of a crew swap. Also onboard the returning capsule are the US astronaut Nick Hague and the Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov Nasa astronauts heading back to Earth on SpaceX Dragon capsule after being ‘stranded’ on ISS for months ► https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/18/nasa-astronauts-iss-spacex-dragon-capsule-return-time-sunita-williams-barry-wilmore The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #nasa #iss #spacex #space #internationalspacestation #dragoncapsule