SpaceX and NASA have launched the Crew-10 mission to bring back US astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months.
🔹 Launch Date: 14 March 2025
🔹 Rocket: Falcon 9
🔹 Spacecraft: Dragon
🔹 Mission: Crew-10
This mission not only aims to rescue Williams and Wilmore but also delivers four new astronauts to the ISS:
✅ Anne McClain & Nichole Ayers (NASA)
✅ Takuya Onishi (JAXA – Japan)
✅ Kirill Peskov (Roscosmos – Russia)
Why Were Williams & Wilmore Stranded?
🛰️ They arrived at the ISS in June 2024 aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which was meant to be a short test flight.
⚠️ However, helium leaks & thruster failures led to months of investigation, delaying their return.
NASA & Boeing’s Efforts
After extensive analysis, NASA and Boeing, along with SpaceX, devised a solution to safely return the astronauts. The Crew-10 mission is a significant step in ensuring the success of future space operations.
