US Astronauts Stuck in Orbit for Months Finally Set to Come Home

Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams during a news conference aboard the ISS on March 4.

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After more than nine months in space, relentless media coverage and a political firestorm, two NASA astronauts who captured the world’s attention for being stuck in orbit will soon be coming home.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are slated to board a SpaceX Dragon capsule and undock from the International Space Station around 1 a.m. New York time on Tuesday and splashdown around 6 p.m.