Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams left the International Space Station after nine months in space, checking out with two other astronauts. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening,

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.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday after nine months stuck in space - but they are set to receive a tiny amount of money for their extended stay