SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on schedule in its second attempt Friday night, sending the Crew-10 mission on its way to the International Space Station. [Image:

A SpaceX capsule carrying a fresh crew to the space station launched Friday, setting the stage for the Starliner astronauts to finally come home.

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.