Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams has been stranded at the International Space Station since June 2024, after the faulty Starliner was declared unfit for human travel by NASA
The NASA-SpaceX mission successfully reached orbit after launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This mission is notable as it marks the first human spaceflight to take off from Space Launch Complex-40. "The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is en route to the International Space Station (ISS), with the new crew expected to arrive at the orbiting lab on Sunday, September 29, for a five-month science mission," NASA announced on X.