.Editor's keep in mind: This release was upgraded two times on Aug. 30, 2024. First, to repair Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's task as a purpose specialist. It was improved once more to improve a launch time.NASA rocketeer Chip Hague and also Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will release no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the firm's SpaceX Crew-9 objective to the International Space Station. NASA rocketeers Zena Cardman as well as Stephanie Wilson, formerly announced as crewmates, are eligible for reassignment on a potential objective..Hague and also Gorbunov will take flight to the space station as commander and also goal specialist, respectively, as component of a two-crew member tour aboard a SpaceX Dragon.The updated team enhance complies with NASA's selection to return the company's Boeing Workers Air travel Exam uncrewed and launch Crew-9 along with pair of empty seats. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who introduced aboard the Starliner spacecraft in June, are going to pilot home with Hague and Gorbunov in February 2025.The decision to flight Hague was actually created by NASA principal astronaut Joe Acaba at the company's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Acaba needed to stabilize piloting a NASA team member along with previous spaceflight adventure to command the flight, while guaranteeing NASA sustains an integrated team with a Roscosmos cosmonaut that may function their vital bodies for continued, risk-free terminal operations." While our company have actually modified crew prior to for an assortment of explanations, scaling down crew for this trip was actually an additional tough choice to get used to considered that the crew has educated as a workers of 4," mentioned Acaba. "I have miraculous peace of mind in all our staff, that have actually been exceptional throughout instruction for the objective. Zena and Stephanie will continue to aid their crewmates in front of launch, as well as they embody what it implies to become a qualified rocketeer.".The organization will certainly discuss reassignment particulars for Cardman and also Wilson when on call." I am heavily pleased with our whole entire workers," pointed out Cardman, "and I am confident Nick and also Alex will certainly enter their parts along with distinction. All 4 people remain dedicated to the effectiveness of this goal, and Stephanie and I expect piloting when the moment is right.".Wilson added, "I know Nick and also Alex will certainly do an excellent work with their work aboard the International Space Station as portion of Expedition 72.".With 203 days visited room, this will definitely be Hague's 3rd launch and also second purpose to the orbiting lab. Throughout his 1st launch in October 2018, Hague and also his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket enhancer breakdown, causing an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, as well as risk-free touchdown in their Soyuz MS-10 space capsule. Five months later on, Hague launched aboard Soyuz MS-12 and worked as a tour engineer aboard the space station during the course of Trips 59 and 60. Hague conducted three spacewalks to upgrade spaceport station electrical power bodies as well as set up a docking adapter for business spacecraft. An active-duty colonel in the united state Room Force, Hague completed a developing turning at the Protection Team, and also functioned as the Area Power's director of test and evaluation coming from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague returned to obligations at NASA, working with the Boeing Starliner Course up until this flight task. Follow @astrohague on X and Instagram.This will be Gorbunov's 1st journey to area and also the terminal. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk area, Russia, he examined design along with credentials in space capsule as well as upper phases from the Moscow Aviation Principle. Gorbunov got a degree coming from the armed forces division with a specialty in operating as well as restoring airplane, choppers, as well as aircraft motors. Before his variety as an astronaut in 2018, he operated as an engineer for Rocket Area Corp. Energia and also assisted freight space capsule launches coming from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague and also Gorbonov are going to enter of the Expedition 72 workers aboard the station. They will definitely join Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA astronaut Don Pettit, as well as Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin as well as Ivan Vagner conducting medical investigation and servicing activities right into the terminal's 24th year of constant human existence.Discover more about International Space Station research study and also operations at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- edge-.Josh Finch/ Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov.Courtney BeasleyJohnson Space Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.