NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, whose weeklong Boeing Starliner mission turned into an extended stay in space, have returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of Florida around 5:57 p.m.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore begin their 17-hour return journey to Earth after 9 months aboard the ISS. Follow Newsweek's live blog.