NASA launched replacements for two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. The new crew includes military and former airline pilots from the US, Japan, and Russia. The returning astronauts will bring back Wilmore and Williams,

The four astronauts should reach the space station Saturday night, paving pave the way for next week's return of Butch Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, who grew up in Needham.

A group of scientists at the International Space Station (ISS), including Nick Hague and Sunita Williams showed what it feels like to be floating in the air.