US astronauts stuck in space station welcome their 4 SpaceX replacements
A SpaceX crew capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, delivering replacements for two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been unexpectedly stranded there. The four new crew members, representing the United States, Japan, and Russia, will spend several days familiarizing themselves with the station before Wilmore and Williams depart.
Wilmore and Williams' extended mission began last June with Boeing's Starliner capsule, which encountered numerous issues, prompting NASA to bring it back without them. Their replacements faced delays due to battery repairs needed on their capsule. Weather permitting, Wilmore and Williams are scheduled to undock from the ISS no earlier than Wednesday and splash down off the coast of Florida, concluding their unexpectedly long stay in space.
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A SpaceX crew capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, delivering replacements for two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been unexpectedly stranded there. The four new crew members, representing the United States, Japan, and Russia, will spend several days familiarizing themselves with the station before Wilmore and Williams depart.
Wilmore and Williams' extended mission began last June with Boeing's Starliner capsule, which encountered numerous issues, prompting NASA to bring it back without them. Their replacements faced delays due to battery repairs needed on their capsule. Weather permitting, Wilmore and Williams are scheduled to undock from the ISS no earlier than Wednesday and splash down off the coast of Florida, concluding their unexpectedly long stay in space.
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