NASA and SpaceX have initiated a long-awaited mission to return stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS) after they were stuck for nine months due to technical problems with the spacecraft that transported them. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center, carrying a replacement crew. The controversy surrounding their extended stay included claims by former President Trump that the Biden administration abandoned them, which the astronauts rejected. The original Starliner spacecraft was deemed unsafe for return due to thruster issues and helium leaks.
The mission to return stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who spent nine months on the ISS due to technical issues with their spacecraft, has launched.
The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched four new astronauts to the ISS, enabling the return of Williams and Wilmore, who were trapped due to problems with Boeing's Starliner.
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