Two astronauts who were accidentally left on the International Space Station for months longer than expected will finally come home on Tuesday, Nasa has said. The SpaceX capsule that will bring them back down to Earth successfully arrived at the International Space Station – along with four new astronauts – on Sunday.

Two NASA astronauts who have been stuck aboard the International Space Station are finally preparing to head back home to their families.

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts

Starliner astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams are scheduled to return to Earth Tuesday after being in space since June. They were originally planned to spend about eight days in space.

Four new astronauts arrived at the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon on Sunday. Their arrival finally provides a way home for two NASA astronauts who have been on the ISS since June 2024.

The delayed mission has reached the space station, the hatch has opened and soon the two astronauts who've been "stuck" in space can return home.