Watch moment SpaceX rockets blasts off for ISS to bring back stranded astronauts
The pair are due to begin their long delayed journey back to Earth two days after the new crew arrive.
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Successful launch in mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth
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Musk's SpaceX is launching rocket to bring back astronauts who spent 9 months in space
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NASA, SpaceX launch Starliner astronauts' replacement crew
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NASA set to bring astronauts home after 8-day mission turns into nine months
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SpaceX mission to bring home Starliner astronauts postponed due to hydraulic issue
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New crew launches to space station, kicking off the long-awaited return process for two NASA astronauts
The new crew's launch to the space station means that NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally about to return to Earth after an unexpected nine months in space.NBC News - 17h -
Astronauts launching to space will finally relieve the pair who flew on Boeing's troubled capsule
Four astronauts are about to launch to the space station. Their arrival will kick off the process of bringing NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth.NBC News - 3d
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