Astronauts Return To Earth 2024. The astronauts left earth on june 5 and were supposed to return after eight days, but issues with starliner's thrusters and helium leaks caused delays. — a crew of four is back on earth after splashing down off daytona beach, fla.

This undated photo provided by nasa shows four expedition 70 crew mates posing in the pressure suits they will wear when they return to earth aboard the spacex dragon endurance spacecraft. Boeing’s starliner will come back to earth empty, and the two astronauts who took it up into orbit on a test flight will return in a capsule built by a competing company, spacex.