SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Successfully Launched from Kennedy Space Center
NASA's Kennedy Space Center successfully launched SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission, carrying a team of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft lifted off on March 14 at 7:03 PM local time, and it is scheduled to dock with the ISS on March 15 at 11:30 PM. The mission includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Aunapu Mann, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, according to a report by Engadget.
With the arrival of the Crew-10 team, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore will finally have the opportunity to return to Earth. Originally sent to the ISS for just a week, the two astronauts were stranded for nine months due to technical failures in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.
Following its launch, Starliner encountered a helium leak and thruster malfunctions, prompting NASA to bring the spacecraft back to Earth without a crew. While Starliner returned in September, Williams and Wilmore had to wait for SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission to facilitate their return. Crew-9 transported two astronauts to the ISS, ensuring there was space for Williams and Wilmore on the journey back.
Now, with the successful launch of Crew-10, the two stranded astronauts are expected to return to Earth on March 19 aboard Crew-9, alongside NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov.
