This story incorporates reporting from Bill McEwen, Space.com and CNN on MSN.com.NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, currently stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS), have successfully conducted a spacewalk as part of their extended mission.

"NASA and SpaceX are expeditiously working to safely return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore as soon as practical, while also preparing for the launch of Crew-10 to complete a handover between expeditions," Cheryl Warner, NASA's news chief at the agency's headquarters, said in a statement to reporters.

Commander Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore floated out to perform maintenance work and wipe the International Space Station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that may still be alive after launching from Earth and escaping through vents.

The astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station aboard the Boeing Starliner are in good health, a NASA spokesperson has said, dismissing fake online reports of their death. The false narrative also includes false quotes attributed to Elon Musk.

In a post on X Tuesday, Musk blamed former president Biden and his administration for the delay in the astronauts' return.

NASA has stated that it is working 'expeditiously' with SpaceX to bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS) as soon as possible. Their much-anticipated return became a focal point after US President Donald Trump asked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to rescue the duo.

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Tuesday evening, vowing vow to bring the NASA pilots home after being stranded in space since the summer.

Suni was joined by fellow NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore on the extravehicular activity. The two astronauts, who originally expected to spend just a week on the ISS after the Boeing Starliner's test flight in June 2024, are now set to remain in space until late March or early April 2025.

President Donald Trump asked billionaire Elon Musk to “go get” two astronauts that have been aboard the International Space Station since June 2024, claiming the Biden administration had “virtually abandoned” them even though NASA has said for months it plans to bring them home soon.

SpaceX would have to gear up for another astronautical mission as the founder Elon Musk vowed to bring back the 'abandoned' astronauts.Musk turned to his X on Wednesday, disclosing the plans to bring back the two astronauts that were left

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to swab the orbiting lab for evidence of microorganisms.