to NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for over 2 months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX NASA said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sita Williams and Barry Wilmore had traveled to International Space Station on would return to Earth uncrewed the pair took off on what was planned to be an 8-day mission on the 5th of June but will now spend around 8 months in orbit the Starliner experienced problems on its way to the ISS including leaks of helium which pushes fuel into the propulsion system several thrusters also did not work properly the organization said Mr Willmore 61 and Ms Williams 58 both fully supported the plans for their return and would spend the next few months carrying out scientific work space maintenance and possibly doing some space walks