SpaceX Rescue Capsule Docks at ISS to Retrieve Stranded Astronauts

SpaceX said the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket fell into the ocean as planned but landed outside of the targeted area.

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft that launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station docked to the Harmony module's forward port seen from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the adjacent port, on July 3, 2024. NASA via AP

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday to retrieve two astronauts who have been stranded since June due to issues with their Boeing-designed Starliner spacecraft.

The Dragon capsule, carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, docked with the orbiting complex at 5.30 p.m. ET on Sept. 29, NASA said in a statement.