Got it! US stranded astronauts will return to Earth ahead of

On March 17th, according to Agence France Presse, on the 16th local time, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States issued a statement stating that American astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station for more than nine months are expected to return to Earth ahead of schedule on the evening of March 18th local time. ​

same day, NASA  A statement was released stating that NASA astronauts Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stranded on the International Space Station for 9 months, are scheduled to land in the waters near the Florida coast of the United States at 5:57 pm local time on the 18th. The earliest landing time for the two to return to Earth was originally set for the 19th local time. The new return target will allow space station members time to complete the handover work and facilitate flexible response to adverse weather conditions expected later this week, "NASA said

On March 14th local time, NASA and SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 carrier rocket into orbit, carrying a manned "Dragon" spacecraft with four astronauts into its designated orbit, on the 10th mission to transport rotating astronauts to the International Space Station. On March 16th, SpaceX's manned Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station. After the astronauts complete the handover work, Wilmore and Williams will be able to return to Earth. ​

According to previous reports, Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore were scheduled to travel to the International Space Station on a Boeing "StarCraft" in the summer of 2024 for an 8-day testing mission. However, the spacecraft's propulsion system malfunctioned, causing the two to remain stranded on the station until now. ​