The SpaceX Crew-9 mission, carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, was specifically launched to provide a safe return option for Williams and Wilmore.

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are safe aboard the ISS without risk from their extended stay. Their rescue mission is scheduled for February 2025, following a series of technical issues with their Boeing Starliner,

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov have arrived at the International Space Station on Monday. The duo launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a SpaceX rocket at 10:47 pm IST on September 28 and docked to the station at 3 am today.