NASA and SpaceX are accelerating plans to return astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to Earth, targeting mid-March. Initially planned for late March or April, the return is being expedited through a capsule swap due to extended stays and previous mission delays.

NASA and SpaceX are accelerating the target launch and return dates for the upcoming crew rotation missions to and from the International Space Station (ISS), which will bring the agency's stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams aboard the ISS might return to Earth in mid-March, earlier than initially planned, due to SpaceX modifying its capsule schedule. Technical issues delayed their return on Boeings Starliner capsule,