.Publisher's note: This launch was actually improved two times on Aug. 30, 2024. First, to remedy Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's duty as a purpose specialist. It was upgraded again to improve a launch day.NASA astronaut Scar Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will certainly launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 objective to the International Spaceport Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and also Stephanie Wilson, formerly revealed as crewmates, are eligible for reassignment on a potential objective..Hague and also Gorbunov are going to flight to the space station as leader as well as purpose expert, specifically, as part of a two-crew member tour aboard a SpaceX Monster.The upgraded team enhance follows NASA's decision to come back the firm's Boeing Team Flight Examination uncrewed as well as launch Crew-9 along with pair of unoccupied seats. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams, that introduced aboard the Starliner spacecraft in June, are going to take flight home along with Hague as well as Gorbunov in February 2025.The decision to take flight Hague was actually made by NASA chief rocketeer Joe Acaba at the firm's Johnson Space Facility in Houston. Acaba had to harmonize piloting a NASA crew participant with previous spaceflight knowledge to influence the trip, while making sure NASA preserves an incorporated staff with a Roscosmos astronaut that may function their vital bodies for carried on, secure terminal functions." While our experts've altered team just before for an assortment of explanations, downsizing team for this tour was actually yet another challenging choice to get used to dued to the fact that the team has actually qualified as a staff of four," pointed out Acaba. "I possess miraculous self-confidence with all our workers, that have been outstanding throughout training for the mission. Zena as well as Stephanie will continue to aid their crewmates ahead of launch, and also they exhibit what it means to become a professional astronaut.".The agency will certainly share reassignment details for Cardman and also Wilson when offered." I am actually deeply pleased with our whole entire team," stated Cardman, "as well as I am certain Chip as well as Alex will certainly step into their jobs with quality. All 4 of us continue to be devoted to the results of the goal, and Stephanie and I look forward to taking flight when the time is right.".Wilson included, "I recognize Scar as well as Alex will certainly do a great project along with their job aboard the International Spaceport station as component of Trip 72.".With 203 times visited space, this will be Hague's 3rd launch as well as 2nd mission to the orbiting laboratory. Throughout his 1st launch in Oct 2018, Hague and his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket booster breakdown, leading to an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and safe touchdown in their Soyuz MS-10 space probe. 5 months later on, Hague introduced aboard Soyuz MS-12 and served as a flight designer aboard the spaceport station during Trips 59 and also 60. Hague performed 3 spacewalks to update spaceport station electrical power systems and set up a docking adapter for office space capsule. An active-duty colonel in the U.S. Space Force, Hague completed a developing rotation at the Defense Team, and also acted as the Area Force's director of examination as well as assessment coming from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague resumed duties at NASA, focusing on the Boeing Starliner Program till this trip job. Observe @astrohague on X and also Instagram.This will certainly be Gorbunov's 1st journey to room as well as the terminal. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he studied design along with qualifications in space capsule and also top stages from the Moscow Flying Institute. Gorbunov graduated coming from the army team with a specialized in operating and also restoring aircraft, helicopters, as well as aircraft engines. Prior to his collection as an astronaut in 2018, he functioned as an engineer for Spacecraft Room Corp. Energia and supported packages spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague as well as Gorbonov are going to become members of the Trip 72 crew aboard the station. They will definitely participate in Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA astronaut Don Pettit, as well as Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner performing medical investigation and routine maintenance tasks in to the station's 24th year of continual human existence.Find out more concerning International Space Station analysis as well as functions 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 Room Facility, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.