: Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Hurricane Milton and Boeing capsule issues Three were released and returned to Houston. A NASA astronaut — who was not identified — was kept for observation for an unspecified medical issue and released the following day. Citing patient privacy, the space agency declined to identify the astronaut or release details about their condition — other than to say the astronaut is in “good health” and would “resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members.” The crew arrived at the space station in March and should have been back on Earth two months ago. But the return trip was delayed by Hurricane Milton and problems with Boeing’s new Starliner astronaut capsule. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the Starliner test pilots whose mission was supposed to last just eight days, will remain in space until February. Related