SpaceX Crew-10 Launch Delayed, NASA Astronauts Await Return After Extended ISS Stay
A hydraulic issue postponed the launch intended to replace ISS crew and bring home NASA astronauts stranded due to Boeing Starliner malfunctions.
- SpaceX's Crew-10 mission, intended to transport a new ISS crew, was delayed due to a hydraulic issue with the Falcon 9 rocket's transporter erector apparatus.
- NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the ISS for nine months following malfunctions on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which was deemed unsafe for their return.
- Crew-10 includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA's Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos' Kirill Peskov, who will stay on the ISS for approximately six months after the crew swap.
- The delayed launch has pushed back the return of Wilmore and Williams, along with two Crew-9 astronauts, now tentatively scheduled for March 16, 2025, aboard the Crew Dragon capsule.
- The extended stay of Wilmore and Williams has drawn political attention, with conflicting claims about earlier rescue proposals involving SpaceX and the previous U.S. administration.












































