The launch will mean NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally closing in on their long-awaited flight back to Earth.

The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair’s return after nine long months. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams need SpaceX to get this relief team to the space station before they can check out.

Watch SpaceX Crew-10 lift off on a mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is the first leg of the mission to return NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore to Earth after their extended stay on the ISS following Boeing's failed Starliner Spacecraft,