Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally landed back home, but what was their journey back like?

The pair were stuck in space for months longer than they expected

There were some unexpected visitors during the astronauts' splashdown on Tuesday

The crew spent a staggering 286 days in space before finally returning to Earth on Tuesday

Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore spent a staggering total of 286 days in space

Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore safely splashed down on Tuesday (18 March)

The pair are finally back on Earth, but some people are questioning their time up in space

When their capsule was opened, both Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were carried out of the spacecraft and placed on stretchers

The astronauts have been in space for nearly a year

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore were originally meant to be on the ISS for eight days

Michael Ranger transformed the historic image

Barry 'Butch' Wilmore has been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore were originally meant to be on the ISS for eight days but, nine months later, they're still up there

Sunita Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) since June last year

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been in space since last June and are now expected to return next month

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been trapped on board the International Space Station for 251 days in space (and counting)

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been trapped on the International Space Station since 5 June

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been in space for 250 days and counting

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been trapped in space since 5 June 2024

With Sunita Williams being stranded in space for nearly eight months, it's got many thinking about how female astronauts deal with periods

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Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been trapped on the ISS for eight months

Sunita Williams has been on the International Space Station since June

Sunita Williams has been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for over five months