NASA prepares to bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back from their extended mission on the ISS. Williams' mother expresses confidence

Stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore have been stuck in space for 264 days — on a trip that should have lasted about a week — but Williams’ mom says that the snafu was an honor and that her daughter is happy aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams’ mother, Bonnie Pandya, has revealed that it was an honor for her daughter to stay onboard for an extended period of time on the International Space Station during the Starliner mess. For the unversed, it has been more than 250 days for her on the ISS.