NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Willmore were expected to return home in February after their extended stay at the ISS, but NASA confirmed the two will be in space longer.

The astronauts’ return date was pushed back again, after what was supposed to be a dayslong trip stretched into months.

(Reuters) - NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's return to Earth will be further delayed until at least late March, the agency said, taking what should have been an eight-day stay on the International Space Station to more than nine months.