NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Crewmates to Head to Kennedy Ahead of Launch

NASA astronaut Nick Hague (left) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission no earlier than 2:05 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept.. 26 Credit: SpaceX

Coverage is set for NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, who are scheduled to launch no earlier than 2:05 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 26, aboard NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station.

Hague and Gorbunov are scheduled to arrive at approximately 1:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Sept. 21, touching down at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

After landing, the crewmates will join NASA Kennedy leadership to make brief remarks and answer questions from the media. Additional participants include:

• Kelvin Manning, deputy director, NASA Kennedy
• Dana Hutcherson, deputy program manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy

Live coverage of the crew's arrival will stream on NASA+ and the agency's website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

The Crew-9 mission to the space station will be the first human spaceflight mission to launch from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This is the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the orbiting laboratory under NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The crew will spend approximately five months at the station, conducting more than 200 science and research demonstrations before returning in February 2025.

More details about the launch will be posted on the mission blog, @commercial_crew on X, and commercial crew on Facebook.

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