NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who were stuck in space for more than nine months, took questions after returning to Earth.

All told, Williams and Wilmore traveled more than 121 million miles during their mission, spent 286 days in space, and completed 4,576 Earth orbits.

"It is likely to be in the timeframe of late this calendar year or early next year for the next Starliner flight."

NASA and Boeing are preparing the Starliner for its next flight after technical issues left the spacecraft unable to ferry its astronauts back to Earth for months. On Thursday, NASA announced that it’s working with Boeing to “resolve Starliner’s in-flight anomalies” before a crewed flight that could take place later this year or in early 2026.

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore put some of the blame on himself when asked who was responsible for Boeing Starliner’s failure on last year’s Crew Flight Test.

NASA said on Thursday it was moving toward certifying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner for crewed flights later this year or by early 2026 after its inaugural mission to the International Space Station was marred by a system fault,

After spending more than nine months stranded in space, two American astronauts confirmed yesterday that they’re ready to blast off again aboard a

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days in space — 278 days more than planned when they blasted off on Boeing’s first astronaut flight on June 5

The last Boeing Starliner mission was extended from eight days to over nine months due to capsule issues after docking at the International Space Station.