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 expediting their crew rotation missions, aiming to bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth sooner than planned.

After Elon Musk said SpaceX would rescue the “stranded” Starliner astronauts, NASA moved their return date up by two weeks — a slight adjustment to a plan that had already been in place for months.