The Crew 10 mission’s launch was halted, after a last minute issue with the launch pad’s ground system, thereby further delaying Williams and Butch Wilmore’s return. When would the astronauts come back?

The team, which includes NASA's Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi, and Russia's Kirill Peskov, took off from Kennedy Space Center in a SpaceX capsule early this morning. They will arrive at the ISS tomorrow. This mission will pave the way for astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams's return after a nine-month stay in space.

NASA launches replacements for stuck astronauts to the International Space Station, paving the way for their return after nine months.

The astronauts are expected to undock from the ISS next week, weather permitting, and make their splashdown off the coast of Florida.

Astronauts Sunita Williams, who grew up in Needham, and Butch Wilmore have been living on the space station since June after the Boeing Starliner capsule they arrived on experienced issues while docking.

The Crew-10 mission will send four astronauts to the space station to take over for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’ crew, finally allowing their return home.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to return to Earth after an extended nine-month mission aboard the ISS, facilitated by the successful launch of SpaceX Crew-10. Originally part of a shorter Boeing Starliner test flight,

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will remain on the ISS until at least March 19 due to delays caused by technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner.

NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the Crew-10 mission to the ISS on March 14 at 7:03 p.m. EDT. The mission will return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams after nine months in space, following a previous launch attempt that was scrubbed due to a hydraulic issue.