SpaceX launches new crew to ISS to replace NASA's stuck astronauts

Japan's Takuya Onishi among members headed for space station

20250315 SpaceX launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of four aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on a mission to the International Space Station, at pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 14. © AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair's return after nine long months.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams need SpaceX to get this relief team to the space station before they can check out. Arrival is set for late Saturday night.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored ContentThis content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.