Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Butch Wilmore have not been "abandoned" in space, as NASA considers plans to speed their return.

NASA has decided to bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back from the ISS earlier than planned, on March 19 rather than early April.

NASA and SpaceX are addressing a scheduling conflict to return stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore from the International Space Station, which could potentially delay the maiden flight of Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla to space aboard the Axiom-04 mission.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has completed over 200 days in space even since she reached the International Space Station on June 6 last year. What’s holding her back in space? What hasn’t NASA brough her back to Earth yet?

SpaceX is having issues with the batteries of the newly christened Dragon spacecraft, forcing it to look for new options.

Williams and Wilmore are set to return aboard the SpaceX Crew-9 capsule, which has been docked at the ISS since September 29. However, NASA protocols require that Crew-9 remain at the station until Crew-10 arrives.

NASA has announced a new return date for astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, who have been on the International Space Station for over nine months. Their mission, originally intended to last eight days,