India, March 16 -- The Crew-10 mission, jointly launched by NASA and SpaceX, is heading to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the regular crew rotation and will bring back stranded US astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore.

The mission is nearing its next phase, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft set for "rendezvous, docking, and hatch opening" on Sunday, March 16.

As per NASA's schedule, docking is set for 11.30 pm EDT (9 am IST on March 16), followed by hatch opening at 1.05 am EDT (10.35 am IST on March 16).

The Crew-10 astronauts will then be welcomed aboard, while Crew-9 delivers their farewell remarks at 1.40 am EDT (11.10 am IST on March 16).

On Friday, SpaceX launched Crew-10 on a crucial mission that ...