NASA launched replacements for two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. The new crew includes military and former airline pilots from the US, Japan, and Russia. The returning astronauts will bring back Wilmore and Williams,

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have completed over 900 hours of research involving 150 scientific experiments and technology demonstrations during their extended stay on the orbiting laboratory.

A SpaceX capsule carrying a fresh crew to the space station launched Friday, setting the stage for the Starliner astronauts to finally come home.