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Astronauts launching to space will finally relieve the pair who flew on Boeing's troubled capsule

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Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have spent nine months on the International Space Station .

The pair launched on the first crewed test flight of Boeing ’s Starliner in June .

The Boeing capsule on which the pair launched encountered several problems on its journey to the ISS , including thruster malfunctions and leaking propulsion.

NASA then switched crew rotations around to free up seats on a SpaceX Dragon capsule to enable Williams and Wilmore to return home.

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