NASA and SpaceX launch mission to replace US astronauts stranded on the International Space Station

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NASA and SpaceX launch mission to replace US astronauts stranded on the International Space Station  US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June for what was meant to be an eight-day trip.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/15/nasa-and-spacex-launch-mission-to-replace-us-astronauts-stranded-on-the-international-spac  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00NASA and SpaceX launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station to replace

00:07astronauts who've been stranded for months.

00:11U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the ISS orbital lab for

00:16nine months.

00:20SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying

00:24four astronauts to replace them.

00:28Wilmore and Williams were the first to fly Boeing's Starliner capsule to the ISS in June

00:32for what was meant to be an eight-day trip.

00:37But problems with the Starliner's propulsion system during the flight delayed their homecoming

00:41as NASA deemed the craft too risky to return on.

00:47The new replacement mission will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday night.

00:53Wilmore and Williams are scheduled to depart the station on Wednesday.

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