.Editor's details: This launch was improved twice on Aug. 30, 2024. First, to fix Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's function as an objective professional. It was actually updated again to correct a launch day.NASA astronaut Scar Hague as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA rocketeers Zena Cardman and also Stephanie Wilson, earlier introduced as crewmates, are actually eligible for reassignment on a potential objective..Hague and Gorbunov will pilot to the space station as leader and also objective expert, respectively, as portion of a two-crew member air travel aboard a SpaceX Monster.The updated team complement observes NASA's choice to come back the agency's Boeing Workers Tour Test uncrewed as well as launch Crew-9 along with 2 empty seats. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who released aboard the Starliner space capsule in June, will flight home along with Hague and Gorbunov in February 2025.The selection to take flight Hague was created by NASA principal astronaut Joe Acaba at the firm's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Acaba had to balance piloting a NASA team member along with previous spaceflight expertise to regulate the tour, while ensuring NASA sustains an integrated workers with a Roscosmos cosmonaut who can run their essential units for continued, secure station procedures." While our experts have actually changed crew before for a range of main reasons, scaling down team for this tour was actually yet another challenging decision to adapt to dued to the fact that the workers has actually taught as a team of four," mentioned Acaba. "I have miraculous self-confidence with all our workers, who have been superb throughout training for the objective. Zena and also Stephanie will certainly continue to help their crewmates ahead of launch, and also they show what it means to become an expert rocketeer.".The agency is going to share reassignment information for Cardman as well as Wilson when on call." I am actually greatly proud of our whole entire crew," mentioned Cardman, "and I am positive Nick and also Alex will enter their jobs along with quality. All four people stay dedicated to the success of this particular objective, and also Stephanie and also I await flying when the time is right.".Wilson added, "I understand Nick as well as Alex will perform a great project with their job aboard the International Space Station as aspect of Expedition 72.".With 203 days logged in room, this will definitely be Hague's 3rd launch as well as second mission to the orbiting research laboratory. During his initial launch in Oct 2018, Hague as well as his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a spacecraft enhancer breakdown, leading to an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and also risk-free touchdown in their Soyuz MS-10 space capsule. 5 months later, Hague introduced aboard Soyuz MS-12 and functioned as a trip designer aboard the spaceport station during the course of Expeditions 59 and also 60. Hague administered 3 spacewalks to update spaceport station electrical power bodies and mount a docking adapter for business spacecraft. An active-duty colonel in the U.S. Space Force, Hague finished a developmental turning at the Defense Division, as well as worked as the Area Force's director of examination as well as analysis coming from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague returned to roles at NASA, servicing the Boeing Starliner Plan up until this tour task. Adhere To @astrohague on X as well as Instagram.This will be actually Gorbunov's initial excursion to area as well as the station. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he analyzed engineering with credentials in space capsule and upper phases from the Moscow Aviation Institute. Gorbunov graduated coming from the military team with a specialized in operating as well as restoring plane, helicopters, and also aircraft motors. Prior to his option as a cosmonaut in 2018, he functioned as a designer for Spacecraft Area Corp. Energia and also assisted cargo spacecraft launches coming from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague as well as Gorbonov are going to become members of the Expedition 72 team aboard the station. They will certainly sign up with Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA rocketeer Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner performing scientific research study and also maintenance activities into the terminal's 24th year of continual human visibility.Discover more regarding International Space Station research and operations at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- end-.Josh Finch/ Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov.Courtney BeasleyJohnson Room Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.