SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) -- People in Sioux Falls are marveling at Tuesday's safe return of the two American astronauts who were stuck in space for nine months. The homecoming of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore has been on the minds of visitors to the space exhibit at the Washington Pavilion's Kirb y Science Discovery Center. A space station display at the Washington Pavilion provides an interplanetary playground for Abby Kenner's three daughters. Construction season starts early on Cliff Avenue "This is our first time here. We just got here maybe 45 minutes ago, but they're having a blast," Kenner said. Kenner, along with other Pavilion visitors, have been following the exploits of the two longtime inhabitants of the International Space Station who finally returned to Earth after their eight-day flight became an unscheduled nine-month mission. "I'm a nurse, so it's always interesting to me. We don't know how our bodies will respond to being up there and what effects it will have," Kenner said. The high-profile exploits of the astronauts hit close to home for the Pavilion visitors and staff. "I just thought of their families. They planned to be gone for a few weeks and then it ended up being 9-months. And as a mom, I'm like oh, how would you even plan for that? And so it was good to see them home," Pavilion Director of Education and Museums Maddy Grogan said. The Pavilion's reach into space will be getting even deeper this fall. That's when they'll open up this new space floor called Space Explorers: Mission Infinity. It will be an interactive display that will feature live images from the Hubble Space Telescope. "Right now, we really have more of a history of space, what it looks like for astronauts and what we've done in the past in space. And we're really looking forward to having what's to come in the future, looking at Mars and looking at how we take care of our planet," Grogan said. The Pavilion's deep dive into deep space. A place where astronauts of the future can explore the expanses of the universe in a quest to expand their minds and imaginations. The new Space & Technology exhibit will be located on the second floor of the Pavilion. Construction will ramp up after the summer tourism season and is expected to be open to visitors by late fall. ...read more read less