SpaceX's Crew Dragon successfully docked with the International Space Station to rescue astronauts in need.

 SpaceX's Crew Dragon successfully docked with the International Space Station to rescue astronauts in need.


A pair of astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station for over nine months moved closer to their return home on Sunday, following the arrival of a replacement crew at the orbital facility.

Live television coverage captured the moment when the astronauts embraced their counterparts in the weightlessness of space shortly after the SpaceX Crew Dragon docked at 0545 GMT.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been aboard the ISS since June, after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which they were testing on its inaugural crewed mission, encountered propulsion problems and was deemed unsuitable for their return to Earth.

Williams expressed her joy, stating it was a "wonderful day" and that it was "great to see our friends arrive," shortly after her colleagues joined them in the orbital laboratory.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared footage online showing the Crew Dragon spacecraft approaching the ISS as it orbited the planet.

The Starliner, operated by the NASA duo, has returned to Earth without any significant issues, albeit empty. This return follows a nine-month delay after what was initially intended to be a brief roundtrip lasting only a few days.

Their extended stay far exceeded the typical six-month rotation for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

However, it remains considerably shorter than the U.S. space record of 371 days, established by NASA astronaut Frank Rubio in 2023, and the world record of 437 consecutive days held by Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on the Mir space station.

The unexpected length of their absence from their families attracted global attention and sympathy, as they required additional clothing and personal care items due to insufficient packing.

Wilmore and Williams are now set to prepare for their departure and subsequent ocean splashdown off the coast of Florida, scheduled for no earlier than March 19.

In addition to the two astronauts, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will also be on board the returning Dragon capsule.

The replacement Crew-10 team successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday.

This new team includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi, and Russia's Kirill Peskov. Throughout their mission, they will engage in various scientific experiments, such as flammability tests for future spacecraft designs and studies on the effects of space travel on the human body.
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