The imminent homecoming would be a poignant moment for Wilmore and Williams, who never expected to live and work at the orbital laboratory for more than nine months when they arrived back in June.

Boeing Starliner launches from Florida on crewed test As the two astronauts selected for the Starliner's first crewed flight test, Wilmore and Williams launched June 5 on a mission to test a ...

Before taking off aboard the Boeing Starliner capsule for its first crewed test flight last June, Williams and Wilmore were fully trained to join the space station staff — so they were ready for ...