SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday as part of a mission to bring two astronauts after they were left stranded on the International Space Station after <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/08/24/astronauts-stuck-in-space-planned-8-day-visit-extends-into-2025-after-boeing-problems/" target="_self" class="color-link" title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/08/24/astronauts-stuck-in-space-planned-8-day-visit-extends-into-2025-after-boeing-problems/" data-ga-track="InternalLink:https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/08/24/astronauts-stuck-in-space-planned-8-day-visit-extends-into-2025-after-boeing-problems/" aria-label="safety issues">safety issues</a> emerged on their original return vessel, the Boeing Starliner.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/66f8539c87598d952371bf51/Space-Crew-9-Mission-Launches-From-Kennedy-Space-Center/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2221&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1481" alt="Space Crew-9 Mission Launches From Kennedy Space Center" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text">The rocket launch occurred Saturday afternoon in Florida. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span class="expanded-caption"> Carrillo/Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>The Dragon crew of two, Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov, launched Saturday afternoon and are scheduled to dock at the International Space Station at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.</p>  </div>


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The ship will return with its crew and the two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station early next year.{ai:summary}<p>SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to rescue two astronauts, Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov, stranded on the International Space Station due to issues with their original return vessel, the Boeing Starliner. </p><p>The Dragon is set to dock at the ISS on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. #space</p>

SpaceX Launches Ship To Bring Back Astronauts Stranded On International Space Station

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