.Publisher's note: This release was updated two times on Aug. 30, 2024. Initially, to fix Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's part as an objective professional. It was improved once again to repair a launch date.NASA astronaut Nick Hague as well as Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will definitely release no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the company's SpaceX Crew-9 goal to the International Spaceport Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, previously revealed as crewmates, are qualified for reassignment on a future purpose..Hague and also Gorbunov will take flight to the space station as leader as well as purpose specialist, respectively, as aspect of a two-crew air travel aboard a SpaceX Monster.The improved team supplement complies with NASA's decision to return the organization's Boeing Workers Tour Exam uncrewed as well as launch Crew-9 with pair of vacant chairs. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams, who introduced aboard the Starliner space capsule in June, will pilot home along with Hague and Gorbunov in February 2025.The selection to fly Hague was made through NASA chief astronaut Joe Acaba at the firm's Johnson Room Facility in Houston. Acaba must harmonize flighting a NASA workers participant along with previous spaceflight adventure to influence the air travel, while ensuring NASA keeps an incorporated staff with a Roscosmos astronaut that can operate their vital units for continued, secure station functions." While our team have actually transformed team just before for a selection of explanations, scaling down team for this air travel was actually another difficult choice to get used to considered that the team has qualified as a team of four," pointed out Acaba. "I have the utmost peace of mind in each our staff, that have actually been actually exceptional throughout instruction for the mission. Zena and Stephanie will remain to assist their crewmates in front of launch, as well as they display what it implies to become a qualified rocketeer.".The organization will certainly share reassignment details for Cardman and Wilson when accessible." I am actually greatly pleased with our whole crew," said Cardman, "as well as I am positive Nick and also Alex will definitely enter their functions along with distinction. All 4 of us remain specialized to the success of the goal, and also Stephanie and also I anticipate piloting when the time is right.".Wilson added, "I recognize Nick and Alex are going to perform a wonderful project with their job aboard the International Spaceport station as part of Trip 72.".Along with 203 days visited area, this will definitely be Hague's third launch as well as second purpose to the orbiting research laboratory. During his initial launch in Oct 2018, Hague as well as his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket enhancer failing, resulting in an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and also secure landing in their Soyuz MS-10 space probe. Five months later, Hague introduced aboard Soyuz MS-12 as well as acted as an air travel engineer aboard the space station during Expeditions 59 and 60. Hague conducted three spacewalks to upgrade space station energy systems as well as install a docking adapter for industrial space probe. An active-duty colonel in the USA Room Power, Hague finished a developmental rotation at the Defense Team, as well as served as the Area Force's supervisor of exam and also analysis coming from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague resumed obligations at NASA, focusing on the Boeing Starliner Program up until this air travel assignment. Comply With @astrohague on X and also Instagram.This will be Gorbunov's 1st vacation to space as well as the station. Birthed in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he studied engineering along with certifications in spacecraft as well as upper stages coming from the Moscow Aviation Principle. Gorbunov graduated coming from the army department with a specialized in operating and repairing airplane, helicopters, and also airplane motors. Before his collection as an astronaut in 2018, he functioned as an engineer for Spacecraft Room Corp. Energia as well as assisted freight space capsule launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague as well as Gorbonov are going to become members of the Expedition 72 staff aboard the terminal. They will definitely participate in Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA astronaut Don Pettit, as well as Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and also Ivan Vagner conducting clinical research study and maintenance tasks in to the station's 24th year of continual individual visibility.Learn more regarding International Space Station investigation and 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 Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.