SpaceX launches mission to return stranded astronauts

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US astronaut Nick Hague (R) and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov head to a Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Florida.
Photo: Gregg Newton / AFP
Source: AFP

A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station, NASA said.

The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 1:17 pm (1717 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It used a new launch pad, the pad’s…

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