SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Set to Return Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore

SpaceX is set to launch its Crew-10 mission on March 12, 2025, to replace the current crew at the International Space Station (ISS) and bring back NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded in space for over eight months due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. The Crew-10 team comprises NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. Their launch will take place at 7:48 PM ET from Kennedy Space Center, with docking at the ISS expected on March 13. This mission is significant as it marks the tenth operational flight under NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The extended stay of Williams and Wilmore has sparked political controversy, with claims from Donald Trump and Elon Musk regarding delays attributed to the Biden administration. However, NASA maintains that safety concerns were the primary reason for the prolonged mission duration.