NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore came back after being up for nine months on the International Space Station. Their prolonged presence because of the Boeing Starliner failure questioned how much they made and what pay they received when they were away in space.

NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth from a weeklong mission at the International Space Station that turned into an unexpectedly extended stay.

Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stranded at the International Space Station for nine months, are back on Earth after splashing down Tuesday off the coast of Florida.