SpaceX launches rescue mission to bring stranded astronauts back from ISS
By the time Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth they will have logged more than eight months in space. Their original mission was due to last for a week.
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00:00SpaceX has launched a rescue mission to bring home the two astronauts who have been stuck
00:08on the International Space Station since December.
00:12Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams traveled to the ISS on board Boeing's new Starliner capsule.
00:19But NASA shelved their return flight after the craft suffered a string of technical problems.
00:26Due to already scheduled missions, SpaceX won't be able to bring the pair home until
00:30February.