.Publisher's note: This release was upgraded two times on Aug. 30, 2024. Initially, to fix Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's part as a goal expert. It was updated once again to improve a launch day.NASA rocketeer Scar Hague and Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are going to launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the company's SpaceX Crew-9 objective to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman as well as Stephanie Wilson, recently announced as crewmates, are actually eligible for reassignment on a potential mission..Hague as well as Gorbunov are going to flight to the space station as leader as well as objective specialist, specifically, as aspect of a two-crew flight aboard a SpaceX Dragon.The improved team enhance observes NASA's decision to return the agency's Boeing Crew Trip Examination uncrewed as well as launch Crew-9 along with pair of empty chairs. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams, that launched aboard the Starliner space capsule in June, will pilot home along with Hague and also Gorbunov in February 2025.The selection to pilot Hague was actually created by NASA main astronaut Joe Acaba at the firm's Johnson Space Facility in Houston. Acaba must stabilize flighting a NASA workers member with previous spaceflight expertise to influence the tour, while making certain NASA maintains an integrated team along with a Roscosmos cosmonaut that can easily work their critical bodies for carried on, safe terminal procedures." While our experts've changed team prior to for a variety of reasons, scaling down team for this tour was yet another difficult selection to adjust to dued to the fact that the workers has taught as a staff of four," stated Acaba. "I have the utmost assurance with all our crew, who have been superb throughout instruction for the purpose. Zena and also Stephanie will remain to aid their crewmates before launch, and also they show what it implies to be a specialist astronaut.".The firm will share reassignment information for Cardman and Wilson when available." I am deeply proud of our whole entire crew," pointed out Cardman, "and also I am actually confident Scar and also Alex will certainly step into their parts with excellence. All 4 of us stay devoted to the success of the mission, and also Stephanie and also I eagerly anticipate taking flight when the amount of time is right.".Wilson included, "I understand Scar and Alex are going to carry out a great job along with their job aboard the International Spaceport station as aspect of Exploration 72.".With 203 times logged in room, this will be actually Hague's 3rd launch and second goal to the orbiting lab. Throughout his 1st launch in October 2018, Hague and also his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket enhancer failure, leading to an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and also secure landing in their Soyuz MS-10 space probe. 5 months eventually, Hague released aboard Soyuz MS-12 as well as worked as a tour developer aboard the space station throughout Explorations 59 and 60. Hague performed 3 spacewalks to upgrade spaceport station power systems and also install a docking adapter for office space capsule. An active-duty colonel in the united state Area Power, Hague finished a developmental turning at the Self defense Department, and functioned as the Area Pressure's supervisor of test as well as evaluation from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague returned to duties at NASA, dealing with the Boeing Starliner Program till this trip project. Comply With @astrohague on X as well as Instagram.This are going to be actually Gorbunov's 1st vacation to room as well as the station. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he studied design along with qualifications in space probe and also top phases coming from the Moscow Aeronautics Principle. Gorbunov earned a degree from the armed forces team along with a specialized in operating and also fixing plane, helicopters, and also aircraft motors. Prior to his variety as a cosmonaut in 2018, he worked as an engineer for Rocket Area Corp. Energia and also sustained packages spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague and Gorbonov will certainly become members of the Expedition 72 crew aboard the terminal. They will certainly sign up with Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA astronaut Don Pettit, as well as Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner administering medical investigation as well as routine maintenance tasks right into the station's 24th year of continuous individual existence.Discover more about 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 Space Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.