The pair of Boeing Starliner astronauts left behind on the International Space Station are finally on their way back to Earth after a planned eight-day trip turned into more than 9 1/2 months in space ...

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams first blasted off to the ISS on 5 June, expecting to be up ... became the three-person crew's best option for returning to Earth. Image: Astronaut James Lovell, Apollo ...