.Publisher's details: This release was actually updated twice on Aug. 30, 2024. First, to fix Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's job as a purpose specialist. It was actually updated once again to fix a launch time.NASA astronaut Scar Hague and also Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will introduce no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the company's SpaceX Crew-9 goal to the International Space Station. NASA rocketeers Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, previously announced as crewmates, are entitled for reassignment on a potential mission..Hague as well as Gorbunov are going to fly to the spaceport station as commander and also objective specialist, specifically, as part of a two-crew member flight aboard a SpaceX Dragon.The improved team enhance follows NASA's selection to return the agency's Boeing Team Flight Examination uncrewed and also launch Crew-9 along with pair of abandoned chairs. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams, who introduced aboard the Starliner space probe in June, will take flight home with Hague and also Gorbunov in February 2025.The selection to pilot Hague was made by NASA main astronaut Joe Acaba at the organization's Johnson Area Facility in Houston. Acaba needed to stabilize taking flight a NASA workers participant along with previous spaceflight knowledge to influence the tour, while ensuring NASA maintains an incorporated crew with a Roscosmos cosmonaut who can easily run their critical devices for proceeded, safe terminal procedures." While we have actually transformed team just before for a wide array of reasons, scaling down crew for this tour was actually one more difficult selection to adjust to dued to the fact that the workers has actually educated as a workers of four," mentioned Acaba. "I have miraculous confidence in every our crew, that have been great throughout training for the objective. Zena as well as Stephanie will definitely remain to aid their crewmates in advance of launch, as well as they display what it suggests to be an expert rocketeer.".The organization will certainly share reassignment information for Cardman and Wilson when available." I am actually heavily happy with our whole staff," said Cardman, "as well as I am confident Scar as well as Alex will enter their parts along with quality. All 4 of us continue to be dedicated to the results of the purpose, and Stephanie and also I look forward to flying when the time corrects.".Wilson added, "I know Nick as well as Alex will perform a great task along with their job aboard the International Space Station as part of Trip 72.".Along with 203 times visited area, this are going to be Hague's 3rd launch and second purpose to the orbiting lab. In the course of his 1st launch in Oct 2018, Hague as well as his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket booster failure, leading to an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and also risk-free touchdown in their Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. Five months later on, Hague introduced aboard Soyuz MS-12 and also functioned as a tour developer aboard the space station throughout Trips 59 as well as 60. Hague administered 3 spacewalks to improve space station electrical power bodies as well as install a docking adapter for business spacecraft. An active-duty colonel in the united state Area Power, Hague finished a developmental turning at the Self defense Department, as well as acted as the Space Power's director of exam and also analysis from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague returned to duties at NASA, dealing with the Boeing Starliner Program till this air travel assignment. Comply With @astrohague on X and Instagram.This are going to be actually Gorbunov's first vacation to space and the terminal. Birthed in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he analyzed design with credentials in space capsule and also top phases coming from the Moscow Aviation Principle. Gorbunov finished coming from the military team along with a specialty in operating and also repairing airplane, helicopters, as well as airplane motors. Just before his collection as an astronaut in 2018, he operated as an engineer for Spacecraft Room Corp. Energia and also supported cargo space capsule launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague and Gorbonov are going to become members of the Expedition 72 workers aboard the terminal. They are going to participate in Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and also Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin as well as Ivan Vagner administering medical analysis and upkeep tasks right into the terminal's 24th year of ongoing individual visibility.Find out more concerning International Spaceport station research and also 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.