NASA and SpaceX are launching the Crew-10 mission today to the ISS, carrying astronauts from NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos. This mission will also bring back NASA's Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stranded in space for eight months due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner. The mission will focus on scientific research and technological experiments.
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