SpaceX Launches Mission to Retrieve Astronauts Stranded on ISS for Nine Months

NASA's Crew-10 mission successfully took off from Florida to bring home two astronauts delayed by spacecraft issues since June 2024.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched from Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025, at 7:03 PM local time.
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, originally scheduled for an eight-day mission, have been stranded on the ISS for nine months due to propulsion issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
The delayed launch, initially scheduled for March 12, was postponed due to a technical issue involving a ground support system, which has since been resolved.
The new Crew-10 team includes astronauts from NASA, Japan, and Russia, continuing international cooperation despite geopolitical tensions, and will conduct scientific experiments aboard the ISS.
Wilmore and Williams are expected to return to Earth as early as March 19, 2025, aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon, marking the end of an extended and politically charged mission.