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Two astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returned to Earth

A planned eight-day mission turned into months aboard the International Space Station

Giant parachutes float above the capsule that carried astronauts back to Earth from the International Space Station.

The capsule carrying American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down off Florida's Gulf coast after the pair's longer-than-planned stay aboard the International Space Station.

NASA

By McKenzie Prillaman

Updated

After spending more than nine months orbiting Earth, two U.S.