.Publisher's keep in mind: This release was actually updated twice on Aug. 30, 2024. To begin with, to fix Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's job as a goal expert. It was actually improved once again to repair a launch time.NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will certainly introduce no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the company's SpaceX Crew-9 objective to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, previously revealed as crewmates, are actually eligible for reassignment on a future purpose..Hague as well as Gorbunov will pilot to the space station as leader as well as objective expert, respectively, as portion of a two-crew member flight aboard a SpaceX Dragon.The updated workers enhance complies with NASA's selection to return the organization's Boeing Workers Trip Test uncrewed as well as launch Crew-9 with pair of unoccupied chairs. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, that launched aboard the Starliner spacecraft in June, are going to flight home with Hague and also Gorbunov in February 2025.The choice to take flight Hague was created by NASA main astronaut Joe Acaba at the agency's Johnson Space Facility in Houston. Acaba must harmonize flying a NASA staff participant along with previous spaceflight adventure to control the tour, while making certain NASA sustains an incorporated staff with a Roscosmos cosmonaut who may operate their important units for continued, secure station procedures." While our experts've altered workers before for a variety of factors, downsizing workers for this tour was one more difficult decision to adapt to given that the crew has actually taught as a workers of 4," claimed Acaba. "I have the utmost confidence with all our workers, who have been great throughout instruction for the mission. Zena as well as Stephanie are going to continue to help their crewmates before launch, and they display what it means to become a specialist astronaut.".The organization is going to discuss reassignment information for Cardman and Wilson when offered." I am greatly pleased with our entire staff," pointed out Cardman, "and also I am actually certain Scar and also Alex are going to enter their functions along with excellence. All 4 people continue to be dedicated to the excellence of this mission, and also Stephanie as well as I await piloting when the amount of time corrects.".Wilson incorporated, "I understand Nick and also Alex will definitely carry out a fantastic task along with their job aboard the International Spaceport station as part of Expedition 72.".Along with 203 days logged in space, this will definitely be actually Hague's 3rd launch as well as 2nd purpose to the orbiting laboratory. During the course of his very first launch in Oct 2018, Hague and his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a spacecraft enhancer failing, causing an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, as well as secure landing in their Soyuz MS-10 space probe. 5 months eventually, Hague released aboard Soyuz MS-12 and served as a trip developer aboard the spaceport station during Explorations 59 and 60. Hague conducted three spacewalks to upgrade space station power bodies and also install a docking adapter for office spacecraft. An active-duty colonel in the united state Area Power, Hague accomplished a developing rotation at the Self defense Team, as well as functioned as the Room Force's director of examination and also examination from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague resumed obligations at NASA, servicing the Boeing Starliner Plan till this tour assignment. Comply With @astrohague on X as well as Instagram.This will certainly be Gorbunov's first trip to area as well as the station. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk location, Russia, he studied design with credentials in space probe and also top stages from the Moscow Aviation Principle. Gorbunov got a degree from the army department along with a specialized in operating and repairing aircraft, helicopters, and airplane motors. Before his variety as a cosmonaut in 2018, he worked as an engineer for Spacecraft Space Corp. Energia as well as assisted payload space capsule launches coming from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague and also Gorbonov will enter of the Exploration 72 workers aboard the station. They will definitely participate in Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA astronaut Don Pettit, as well as Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner administering scientific study and servicing activities in to the terminal's 24th year of ongoing human presence.Learn more about International Space Station research and procedures 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.