Sun Mar 16 16:35:11 UTC 2025: ## Crew-10 Mission Successfully Docks at ISS, Bringing Home Stranded Astronauts
**Cape Canaveral, FL** – A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying four astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) this morning, concluding a mission to rescue two astronauts stranded since June. The Crew-10 mission, launched Friday evening from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, delivered NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov to the orbiting laboratory. The mission’s primary objective was to return NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to Earth after an unforeseen extension of their stay. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule launched at 7:03 pm ET Friday (4:33 am IST) and achieved docking around 10:00 am ET. The successful docking marks a significant milestone in the rescue mission and the continued operation of the ISS.
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