SpaceX capsule docks with ISS to bring back stranded Nasa astronauts
Briefly

SpaceX's Crew-10 mission successfully delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station, facilitating a critical crew swap. This mission enables two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to return home after spending nine months in orbit. Launched from Kennedy Space Center, Crew-10 arrived at the ISS early on Sunday, with plans for Wilmore and Williams to depart the station shortly. The mission has gained unintended political attention, stemming from comments by Donald Trump and Elon Musk about perceived delays that they attributed to political motives, which has been challenged by fellow astronauts.
The Crew-10 mission is a long-awaited first step to bring Wilmore and Williams back to Earth, scheduled to depart the ISS on Wednesday.
The Crew-10 crew, scheduled to stay on the station for roughly six months, includes Americans Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russian Kirill Peskov.
The crew-swap mission became entangled in politics, with Donald Trump and Elon Musk urging for a quicker launch, alleging political abandonment of Wilmore and Williams.
Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen criticized claims that Wilmore and Williams were abandoned on the ISS for political reasons, calling it a 'lie'.
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