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SpaceX Crew-10 Successfully Launches to International Space Station

The mission, carrying four astronauts from NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos, faced delays and last-minute technical challenges before liftoff.

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A Falcon 9 lifts off March 14 on the Crew-10 mission to the ISS.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during Suited EMER SIM Operations in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center on Nov. 3, 2022. (Photo: Robert Markowitz/NASA/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • SpaceX's Crew-10 mission launched at 7:03 p.m. EST on March 14, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month expedition.
  • The crew includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, marking a continuation of international collaboration aboard the ISS.
  • The mission utilized the Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance, previously flown on three ISS missions, after delays in completing a new Crew Dragon capsule prompted a switch in spacecraft.
  • The launch followed a scrubbed attempt on March 12 due to a hydraulics issue, which was resolved by addressing trapped air in the system supporting the Falcon 9 rocket.
  • Crew-10's arrival will overlap with Crew-9's departure, which has drawn political attention due to claims by Elon Musk and former President Trump regarding the timing of the astronauts' return.