NASA says it will reattempt launch to bring home astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on Friday.
Published On 13 Mar 2025
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has delayed a mission to replace two astronauts stuck on board the International Space Station (ISS) following a last-minute technical glitch.
The postponement of the launch on Wednesday means that NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will have to wait at least two more days before they can begin their return to Earth.
Wilmore and Williams arrived at the ISS in June for a mission that was supposed to last 10 days at most, but the pair were forced to extend their stay after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft developed propulsion issues.
Wilmore and Williams are scheduled to return to Earth on board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft currently docked at the ISS once a team of American, Japan