A SpaceX rocket carrying a new crew to the International Space Station is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday night.

The mission to rescue two astronauts, including Needham native Sunita Williams, is now underway. After being postponed, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 had a successful launch Friday night. People in Needham are crossing their fingers that everything runs smoothly.

Sunita Williams, who was supposed to return in a week when she went on Boeing’s first astronaut flight to ISS last year, hit the 9-month mark this month.