NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were selected for the first crewed test flight on Elon Musk’s Starliner and were only supposed to stay at the International Space Station for 10 days, but when NASA discovered several helium leaks and propulsion system issues on the spacecraft,

The NASA astronaut is set to re-enter the Earth's gravitational force by mid-March. However, in a statement, Williams has stated that she has forgotten how to walk. Read on to know more about her health.

NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

Reaching orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the newest crew includes NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, both military pilots; and Japan’s Takuya Onishi and Russia’s Kirill Peskov, both former airline pilots. They will spend the next six months at the space station, considered the normal stint, after springing Wilmore and Williams free.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:03 p.m. ET (2303 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying four astronauts who will replace Wilmore and Williams, both of whom are veteran NASA astronauts and retired U.

A rocket carrying four new ISS crew members launched on Saturday, which hopes to return two stranded astronauts Butch and Suni to Earth in a matter of days.

Two astronauts are one step closer to returning to Earth. A SpaceX Dragon carrying a crew of four will dock at the International Space Station later tonight. The crew will replace Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams,

For astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, Friday's launch means they are closing in on their flight back to Earth after an unexpected nine months in orbit.