Crew-10 astronauts will board SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to International Space Station, which sets up the return to Earth of Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams

The two astronauts arrived on the International Space Station (ISS) in June, for a planned eight-day stay above the Earth’s atmosphere. But a fault with the Starliner capsule discovered during the outward flight has forced them to remain onboard since the summer.

NASA is preparing to return two astronauts to Earth after their 10-day mission on board the International Space Station (ISS) turned into a nine-month trip. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched into space on Boeing’s Starliner last year, but were left "stranded" on the station after issues with the spacecraft put their return on hold.