A SpaceX mission successfully lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on September 28, 2024. It is heading to the International Space Station (ISS) to rescue two astronauts who have been stranded there since June 2024. 

The mission is unique in that, while it carries two astronauts, NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, two seats on board the Dragon spacecraft will remain empty during the journey. 

These empty seats will be reserved for veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck aboard the ISS due to malfunctions in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that was supposed to bring them home months ago. 

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