Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams have been at the International Space Station since June after technical issues with their spacecraft

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the two NASA astronauts whose one-week stay on the International Space Station grew into a nine-month mission, are coming home. The duo are expected to splash down off the coast of Florida Tuesday just before 5 p.

When astronauts return from a prolonged visit to space, they are often carried out of their capsules and placed on stretchers for a medical examination. The 'stranded' astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will be no exception.