Who are Crew-10 Astronauts Replacing Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore on ISS? What Next?
By: Vanshika Jain
Mission Overview
NASA Crew-10 commenced their mission with a launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on board the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March 14th 2025. The aim of the mission is to swap out the current ISS crew with new researchers and advance critical space research.
Meet the Crew-10 Astronauts
Members of crew 10 includes:
– Anne McClain (Commander, NASA)
– Nichole Ayers (Pilot, NASA)
– Takuya Onishi (Mission Specialist, JAXA)
– Kirill Peskov (Mission Specialist, Roscosmos)
Launch Detail
The launch took place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Florida at 19:03 ET on 14 March 2025 aboard the Falcon 9 Rocket.
Crew-10 is predicted to arrive on ISS on March 15th at 11:30 ET where they will team up with the crew for a short transition period.
Arrival at the ISS
Along with crew 10, Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, both NASA astronauts, have been on the ISS for almost 9 months due to the technical holdups caused by Boeing’s Starliner capsule.
Crew 10 will be debriefed on operational procedures of the station to get them used to the space station before departing back to Earth.
Crew-10 will spend approximately six months aboard the ISS, conducting scientific research and maintaining station operations. This mission ensures the continuous human presence on the ISS and supports ongoing scientific endeavors in space exploration.
Significance of the Mission