SpaceX launches new crew to space station to replace Nasa’s stuck astronauts
A new crew launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday night to replace astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck there for nine months. The arrival of the replacement team, including NASA's Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi, and Russia's Kirill Peskov, is scheduled for Saturday night, paving the way for Wilmore and Williams' return to Earth.
Wilmore and Williams have been aboard the ISS longer than expected due to delays in the arrival of their replacements. NASA aims for an overlap between the outgoing and incoming crews to ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities and information about the orbiting lab. The plan is for Wilmore and Williams to undock next week and splash down off the Florida coast, weather permitting, escorted by the astronauts who arrived on a SpaceX rescue mission last September.
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A new crew launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday night to replace astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck there for nine months. The arrival of the replacement team, including NASA's Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi, and Russia's Kirill Peskov, is scheduled for Saturday night, paving the way for Wilmore and Williams' return to Earth.
Wilmore and Williams have been aboard the ISS longer than expected due to delays in the arrival of their replacements. NASA aims for an overlap between the outgoing and incoming crews to ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities and information about the orbiting lab. The plan is for Wilmore and Williams to undock next week and splash down off the Florida coast, weather permitting, escorted by the astronauts who arrived on a SpaceX rescue mission last September.
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