Crew launches for ISS, paving way for 'stranded' astronauts to return

Crew launches for ISS, paving way for 'stranded' astronauts to return
NASA/Bill Ingalls
Saturday 15 March 2025 - 09:36

After more than nine months on the International Space Station, two astronauts are a step closer to returning home following the launch of a crew swap mission on Friday.

A Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon fixed to its top blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:03 pm (2303 GMT), carrying a four-member team bound for the orbital outpost.

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