After nine months in space, stranded Nasa astronauts are coming home

• Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to return to Earth after an extended nine-month stay on the International Space Station.
• They originally expected to stay just a week, but their return was delayed due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
• They will now return on a SpaceX Dragon capsule, alongside two other astronauts, later in March.
• The astronauts say their extended stay has been challenging for their families, but they remain committed to their mission.
• Ms Williams says every day at the space station has been “interesting”, because “we’re up in space and it’s a lot of fun”.

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Stranded Nasa astronauts to finally return to Earth after nine months in space