Why NASA's Starliner astronauts spent 9 months in space on a 10-day mission: A timeline
Wilmore and Williams, both former U.S. Navy test pilots, expected to remain in orbit for about 10 days on the mission, which was called Crew Flight Test (CFT). The main goal was to show that Starliner is ready to carry astronauts to and from the ISS, so that the spacecraft can start flying operational, long-duration missions in the near future.
Watch Live: Boeing Starliner astronauts set to undock for SpaceX ride home
The eight-day stay that turned into 9 1/2 months is finally set to end for the pair of astronauts who arrived to the International Space Station on the beleaguered Boeing Starliner. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams,
The astronauts who flew aboard the Boeing Starliner for its maiden crewed voyage undocked Tuesday morning from the ISS and are on their way home.
With a replacement crew on board the space station, NASA is eyeing Tuesday for the Starliner astronauts' return to Earth, finally ending their marathon mission.
Starliner docked at the space station on June 6. It was moved away from its dock to allow the SpaceX Crew-9 capsule to dock. The Boeing Starliner spacecraft was then returned to Earth on Sept.
A quick trip in June to the International Space Station stretched into an unexpectedly lengthy orbital stay for the two NASA astronauts who crewed the Boeing Starliner for a flight test.
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