SpaceX Launches Crew-10 Mission to ISS, Aims to Return Stranded Astronauts

On March 15, NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission aims to bring home NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been in space since last June due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner. The Crew-10 mission includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. The spacecraft is expected to dock with the ISS in approximately 28.5 hours. Following Crew-10's arrival, the Crew-9 mission, including NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will return to Earth. The launch was initially scheduled for March 13 but was postponed due to a hydraulic system issue.