Posted on 03/15/2025 6:55:02 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
After being postponed, NASA's SpaceX crew10 had a successful launch Friday night.
Needham native Sunita Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore have spent nine months in space after originally being scheduled for an eight-day mission.
People in Needham are crossing their fingers that everything runs smoothly. Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore spent nine months in space after launching for what was scheduled as an eight-day mission.
Friday night's mission was a go as four astronauts onboard a SpaceX rocket that blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. They're expected to arrive at the International Space Station sometime Saturday. There will be a change of hands so Williams and Wilmore can finally hitch a ride home.
The pair has been at the ISS since June after riding up in the Boeing Starliner during a test flight. But a problem with the spacecraft forced them to remain there.
Four astronauts will make the trip back home. The two others have been at the ISS for about six months.
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What is that? Looks like a nightmare!
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