On Friday, NASA and SpaceX successfully launched a crew to the International Space Station (ISS), bringing US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams closer to their return home after nine months in space. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:03 AM local time from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four new astronauts for a six-month mission. Delays had pushed the launch from Wednesday. The returning crew, including NASA's McClain and Ayers and others, will replace Wilmore and Williams, who were originally meant to return in August 2024 due to unexpected issues with their spacecraft.
Spaceflight is tough, but humans are tougher. It is far easier to be enemies than it is to be friends; itâs easier to break partnerships than to build them.
The current ISS crew includes NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, who will guide the newcomers before leaving for Earth.
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