.Publisher's keep in mind: This release was actually improved twice on Aug. 30, 2024. Initially, to repair Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's duty as a mission expert. It was actually upgraded once more to remedy a launch date.NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the firm's SpaceX Crew-9 goal to the International Spaceport Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, recently introduced as crewmates, are qualified for reassignment on a future mission..Hague and Gorbunov are going to take flight to the space station as leader and goal professional, specifically, as component of a two-crew element trip aboard a SpaceX Dragon.The improved crew complement complies with NASA's choice to return the firm's Boeing Staff Trip Test uncrewed and launch Crew-9 along with pair of empty seats. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams, that introduced aboard the Starliner spacecraft in June, will fly home with Hague and also Gorbunov in February 2025.The selection to fly Hague was actually made through NASA chief astronaut Joe Acaba at the organization's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Acaba needed to harmonize flying a NASA crew member with previous spaceflight expertise to command the trip, while ensuring NASA sustains an integrated staff with a Roscosmos cosmonaut who may run their critical systems for proceeded, risk-free terminal operations." While our team've changed workers prior to for a variety of explanations, downsizing crew for this trip was actually one more hard choice to adjust to given that the staff has actually educated as a staff of 4," said Acaba. "I have the utmost confidence in all our crew, that have been actually exceptional throughout instruction for the purpose. Zena and also Stephanie will certainly continue to aid their crewmates ahead of launch, as well as they exemplify what it implies to be a qualified astronaut.".The agency will certainly share reassignment particulars for Cardman and also Wilson when accessible." I am deeply pleased with our whole entire crew," pointed out Cardman, "and also I am actually positive Chip and also Alex will certainly enter their functions with distinction. All four people continue to be committed to the success of this objective, and Stephanie and I anticipate flying when the amount of time corrects.".Wilson included, "I understand Chip as well as Alex will definitely do a great work along with their work aboard the International Space Station as portion of Trip 72.".With 203 days logged in room, this will certainly be Hague's third launch and second goal to the orbiting research laboratory. During the course of his first launch in Oct 2018, Hague as well as his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket booster failing, leading to an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and also risk-free touchdown in their Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. 5 months later on, Hague released aboard Soyuz MS-12 and also served as a tour engineer aboard the spaceport station throughout Explorations 59 and 60. Hague carried out 3 spacewalks to improve space station energy bodies and set up a docking adapter for commercial space capsule. An active-duty colonel in the united state Area Force, Hague completed a developmental turning at the Defense Division, and acted as the Room Force's supervisor of test and assessment from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague returned to roles at NASA, working with the Boeing Starliner System up until this tour job. Follow @astrohague on X as well as Instagram.This will certainly be actually Gorbunov's initial vacation to area and also the station. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk location, Russia, he researched engineering with credentials in space probe as well as top phases from the Moscow Aviation Principle. Gorbunov earned a degree from the army team along with a specialized in operating and repairing plane, choppers, and aircraft motors. Before his selection as a cosmonaut in 2018, he functioned as an engineer for Rocket Area Corp. Energia as well as assisted packages spacecraft launches coming from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague and also Gorbonov are going to enter of the Trip 72 team aboard the station. They will certainly sign up with Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA astronaut Don Pettit, as well as Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and also Ivan Vagner performing medical research study as well as maintenance activities right into the station's 24th year of continuous human presence.Learn more about International Space Station research study and also operations 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 Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.