A launch pad problem has forced a flight delay to replace NASA's two stuck astronauts. The new crew needs to get to the International Space Station before Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams can head home after nine months in orbit.

The SpaceX Crew-10 launch is scheduled to take place at 7:48 p.m. EST. The launch will happen at Cape Canaveral at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Obviously, spacecraft launches can be delayed for a number of reasons, but assuming there are no technical failures or severe weather changes, the launch should occur before 8:00 p.m. EST.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission is gearing up for launch with an international team of astronauts and cosmonauts set to embark on a critical mission to the ISS. As part of NASA’s ongoing partnership with SpaceX,

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.

NASA and SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-10 astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday night in a mission that will also aim to return Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.