A SpaceX crew capsule successfully arrived at the International Space Station after just over a day of travel, bringing replacements for NASA’s two astronauts who have been stuck there for several months. The four newcomers from the U.S., Japan, and Russia will spend the next few days learning the ins and outs of the station from the current occupants, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Wilmore and Williams were initially scheduled for a one-week mission on Boeing’s astronaut flight, but due to delays and issues with the Starliner capsule, they have been in space for nine months.
Wilmore and Williams welcomed the new arrivals with hugs and handshakes as they entered the space station. Their return trip to Earth was initially postponed due to battery repairs needed on the replacements’ capsule, but they are now scheduled to leave the station and splash down off the coast of Florida later in the week.
With 11 people currently aboard the station representing the U.S., Russia, and Japan, the crew will spend their remaining time conducting research and other tasks before the SpaceX capsule carrying Wilmore, Williams, and two others undocks and returns to Earth.
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