Astronauts home after 9 months in space

(Photo via Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images) ____________________________________________________________________________ Download a free worksheet! ____________________________________________________________________________ The story After nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their stay on the International Space Station (ISS) was only supposed to last eight days, but their mission was dramatically extended after the spacecraft that they arrived on, called ‘Starliner’, began to have technical problems. Starliner was sent back to Earth empty in September 2024, so Butch and Suni needed an alternative spacecraft to take them home. Nine months after they arrived, they’re finally back. News headlines Nasa’s stranded astronauts finally begin return to Earth after being stuck in space for months The Independent Two astronauts stuck in space for more than nine months head back to Earth Sky News NASA’s stranded astronauts are FINALLY on way home after nine grueling months Daily Mail Key words and phrases stuck unable to move head back return grueling/gruelling extremely tiring or difficult Next If you like learning English from the news, click here. Learn more phrasal verbs with Georgie.