Astronauts Stranded In Space Will Be Rescued In 2025. Here's How

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That's the scenario that unfolded when Boeing's Starliner capsule left astronauts Sunita ⁘Suni⁘ Williams and Barry ⁘Butch⁘ Wilmore on the International Space Station and successfully landed at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico on Sept. 6.

But for the two seasoned astronauts stuck on the ISS, the situation isn't nearly as Hollywood-scary as it sounds. Below, we break it down.

Wilmore, 61, and Williams, 58, are veteran astronauts, both naval officers and former test pilots. Williams has been a NASA astronaut since 1998, and Wilmore since 2000. Both have plenty of experience in space.

Williams is the former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes), and in 2007, she ran the first marathon by any person in space.

In 2009, Wilmore piloted the Space Shuttle Atlantis on its mission to the ISS, and in 2014, he was part of the ISS crew that used a 3D printer to manufacture a tool -- a ratchet wrench -- in space, the first time humans manufactured something off-world.

During a⁘ live news conference on Friday, Williams said that despite knowing their mission was scheduled to take only eight days, they'd both been ⁘training for a number of years⁘ for it. They're fully qualified to remain in space for an extended period of time, and to help pilot the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that'll bring them home next year.

⁘It's very peaceful up here,⁘ Williams said, though she added that they miss their families back on Earth.

The astronauts are working on research, maintenance and data analysis during their extended stay. They also intend to vote from space in the November presidential election.