 If convicted, Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison. Two astronauts say they're confident that a new spacecraft built by Boeing can return them safely to Earth despite technical glitches. NPR's Jeff Brumfield says the astronauts have been in space since June. Speaking from the International Space Station, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams said they had no doubt that Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft could get them back to Earth. Sonny Williams.