.Editor's note: This launch was improved twice on Aug. 30, 2024. Initially, to correct Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's duty as a mission specialist. It was actually updated once again to fix a launch time.NASA rocketeer Scar Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will certainly launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the company's SpaceX Crew-9 goal to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, formerly announced as crewmates, are qualified for reassignment on a potential purpose..Hague and Gorbunov will take flight to the space station as leader as well as purpose expert, respectively, as portion of a two-crew flight aboard a SpaceX Monster.The upgraded crew supplement adheres to NASA's decision to return the firm's Boeing Crew Trip Exam uncrewed and launch Crew-9 with 2 deserted chairs. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who launched aboard the Starliner spacecraft in June, will take flight home along with Hague as well as Gorbunov in February 2025.The choice to pilot Hague was actually made by NASA main rocketeer Joe Acaba at the firm's Johnson Area Center in Houston. Acaba must harmonize flying a NASA team participant with previous spaceflight adventure to regulate the air travel, while ensuring NASA sustains an integrated crew with a Roscosmos astronaut that may work their critical units for carried on, risk-free station operations." While our company've modified crew prior to for a variety of main reasons, downsizing workers for this tour was actually yet another tough choice to get used to considered that the workers has actually taught as a team of four," mentioned Acaba. "I have the utmost confidence with all our workers, who have been great throughout instruction for the objective. Zena and also Stephanie will continue to assist their crewmates before launch, as well as they exhibit what it means to be an expert astronaut.".The firm will certainly share reassignment particulars for Cardman and Wilson when offered." I am actually profoundly pleased with our whole team," mentioned Cardman, "and I am certain Chip and also Alex will certainly enter their roles along with superiority. All four of us remain specialized to the success of this mission, and also Stephanie and I await flying when the amount of time is right.".Wilson included, "I know Scar as well as Alex will definitely perform a wonderful work along with their work aboard the International Space Station as portion of Exploration 72.".Along with 203 times logged in area, this will be Hague's third launch and also 2nd goal to the orbiting lab. Throughout his 1st launch in October 2018, Hague and his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a spacecraft booster failing, leading to an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and secure touchdown in their Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. Five months eventually, Hague released aboard Soyuz MS-12 and functioned as an air travel designer aboard the spaceport station during the course of Explorations 59 and 60. Hague administered three spacewalks to improve space station energy units and set up a docking adapter for business spacecraft. An active-duty colonel in the USA Room Pressure, Hague completed a developmental turning at the Protection Division, as well as functioned as the Area Power's supervisor of examination as well as evaluation coming from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague returned to roles at NASA, working on the Boeing Starliner System up until this trip project. Observe @astrohague on X and also Instagram.This will definitely be Gorbunov's 1st travel to area and the terminal. Birthed in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he researched design along with credentials in space capsule and also upper stages coming from the Moscow Air Travel Principle. Gorbunov graduated coming from the army team along with a specialty in operating and repairing aircraft, choppers, and plane motors. Prior to his selection as an astronaut in 2018, he worked as a designer for Spacecraft Space Corp. Energia as well as assisted freight space capsule launches coming from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague and Gorbonov will definitely become members of the Expedition 72 workers aboard the station. They will certainly participate in Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA rocketeer Don Pettit, and Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin as well as Ivan Vagner performing scientific analysis as well as upkeep activities in to the station's 24th year of ongoing individual presence.Learn more regarding International Spaceport station research study and also functions 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 Space Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.