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SpaceX Delays Astronaut Rescue Mission to ISS After Technical Issues

NASA reschedules Crew-10 launch to Friday, aiming to bring home two astronauts stranded for nine months due to a failed Boeing spacecraft.

  • NASA postponed the Crew-10 mission, initially set for Wednesday, due to a hydraulic issue with the Falcon 9 rocket's ground support system.
  • The revised launch is planned for Friday at 7:03 PM EDT, weather permitting, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have been on the ISS since June after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft was deemed unsafe for return.
  • The Crew-10 mission will deliver a replacement crew of four astronauts to facilitate Wilmore and Williams' return to Earth by March 19.
  • The mission timeline was accelerated by two weeks following pressure from President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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