SpaceX launches rescue mission to bring stranded astronauts back from ISS

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By the time Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth they will have logged more than eight months in space. Their original mission was due to last for a week.
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00:00SpaceX has launched a rescue mission to bring home the two astronauts who have been stuck
00:08on the International Space Station since December.
00:12Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams traveled to the ISS on board Boeing's new Starliner capsule.
00:19But NASA shelved their return flight after the craft suffered a string of technical problems.
00:26Due to already scheduled missions, SpaceX won't be able to bring the pair home until
00:30February.

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