In our news wrap Tuesday, two American astronauts stuck in space since last year are finally back on Earth, Senate Minority Leader Schumer brushed off Democratic calls to step aside, the board of the U.

Two astronauts stuck in space for more than nine months are finally on their way back to Earth. Although nine months is a long time to be in orbit, the pair aren't alone in facing extraordinary circumstances in space. Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev is often dubbed the "last Soviet citizen".

After nine months on the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on March 18.