.Publisher's keep in mind: This release was actually upgraded two times on Aug. 30, 2024. Initially, to remedy Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's part as an objective professional. It was updated again to correct a launch day.NASA rocketeer Scar Hague and also Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will certainly launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman as well as Stephanie Wilson, formerly announced as crewmates, are entitled for reassignment on a potential objective..Hague and Gorbunov are going to take flight to the spaceport station as leader and also objective specialist, respectively, as aspect of a two-crew element trip aboard a SpaceX Monster.The upgraded crew enhance adheres to NASA's decision to come back the agency's Boeing Staff Flight Test uncrewed and launch Crew-9 with pair of empty seats. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who launched aboard the Starliner space probe in June, are going to pilot home along with Hague as well as Gorbunov in February 2025.The choice to flight Hague was made by NASA main astronaut Joe Acaba at the organization's Johnson Area Center in Houston. Acaba had to balance piloting a NASA crew participant along with previous spaceflight experience to regulate the tour, while guaranteeing NASA maintains an integrated team with a Roscosmos astronaut who may run their crucial bodies for proceeded, secure station functions." While our company have actually changed staff before for a wide array of main reasons, scaling down staff for this air travel was actually yet another challenging selection to adjust to given that the team has educated as a crew of four," pointed out Acaba. "I have miraculous self-confidence with all our workers, that have been actually outstanding throughout training for the purpose. Zena and Stephanie are going to remain to help their crewmates ahead of launch, and they display what it indicates to become a professional astronaut.".The agency will certainly share reassignment particulars for Cardman and also Wilson when on call." I am actually deeply proud of our whole entire staff," mentioned Cardman, "and I am confident Nick and also Alex will definitely step into their parts with superiority. All 4 of us stay dedicated to the effectiveness of this purpose, as well as Stephanie and I await taking flight when the amount of time corrects.".Wilson incorporated, "I know Chip as well as Alex will do a wonderful work along with their work aboard the International Spaceport station as part of Trip 72.".Along with 203 times logged in room, this will be Hague's third launch and second purpose to the orbiting research laboratory. In the course of his 1st launch in October 2018, Hague and his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket booster failing, causing an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, as well as safe landing in their Soyuz MS-10 space probe. 5 months eventually, Hague launched aboard Soyuz MS-12 and served as an air travel developer aboard the spaceport station throughout Trips 59 as well as 60. Hague administered 3 spacewalks to improve space station energy devices as well as install a docking adapter for commercial space probe. An active-duty colonel in the united state Area Power, Hague finished a developing rotation at the Protection Division, and also functioned as the Space Pressure's supervisor of examination and also examination coming from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague returned to responsibilities at NASA, dealing with the Boeing Starliner Plan until this air travel assignment. Follow @astrohague on X and also Instagram.This will certainly be actually Gorbunov's 1st vacation to room and the terminal. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk location, Russia, he analyzed design with qualifications in spacecraft and also top stages from the Moscow Flying Institute. Gorbunov earned a degree from the military division along with a specialty in operating as well as restoring plane, helicopters, and also airplane engines. Before his option as an astronaut in 2018, he functioned as a designer for Rocket Space Corp. Energia as well as assisted cargo space probe launches coming from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague as well as Gorbonov will enter of the Trip 72 workers aboard the terminal. They will participate in Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA rocketeer Don Pettit, and also Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and also Ivan Vagner administering scientific research as well as routine maintenance tasks right into the terminal's 24th year of continuous individual visibility.Find out more about International Spaceport station study as well as procedures 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 Area Facility, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.