.Editor's note: This release was actually upgraded twice on Aug. 30, 2024. First, to fix Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov's part as an objective expert. It was updated once more to deal with a launch time.NASA astronaut Chip Hague and also Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are going to introduce no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the organization's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Spaceport Station. NASA rocketeers Zena Cardman as well as Stephanie Wilson, previously declared as crewmates, are qualified for reassignment on a potential objective..Hague and Gorbunov are going to pilot to the space station as leader and mission specialist, specifically, as portion of a two-crew member trip aboard a SpaceX Monster.The updated crew complement follows NASA's selection to return the organization's Boeing Staff Flight Examination uncrewed and launch Crew-9 along with 2 vacant seats. NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams, who released aboard the Starliner space capsule in June, are going to pilot home along with Hague and also Gorbunov in February 2025.The decision to flight Hague was actually made through NASA principal astronaut Joe Acaba at the firm's Johnson Area Facility in Houston. Acaba had to balance taking flight a NASA staff member along with previous spaceflight knowledge to influence the tour, while ensuring NASA maintains an incorporated crew with a Roscosmos astronaut that may run their critical units for carried on, safe station operations." While our experts've altered team before for a range of causes, downsizing workers for this air travel was actually another tough selection to get used to considered that the staff has actually taught as a team of four," stated Acaba. "I possess miraculous self-confidence with all our team, who have been actually exceptional throughout instruction for the goal. Zena and also Stephanie will definitely continue to help their crewmates in advance of launch, and also they exhibit what it suggests to become a specialist astronaut.".The agency will certainly discuss reassignment particulars for Cardman as well as Wilson when offered." I am actually heavily happy with our whole workers," said Cardman, "as well as I am certain Scar as well as Alex will certainly enter their roles along with excellence. All four people remain committed to the results of this particular purpose, and also Stephanie and I anticipate taking flight when the time is right.".Wilson incorporated, "I recognize Nick as well as Alex will definitely carry out a terrific project along with their job aboard the International Space Station as aspect of Expedition 72.".Along with 203 days logged in area, this will definitely be Hague's 3rd launch and also 2nd objective to the orbiting lab. Throughout his first launch in Oct 2018, Hague as well as his crewmate, Roscosmos' Alexey Ovchinin, experienced a rocket enhancer failure, leading to an in-flight, post-launch abort, ballistic re-entry, and also safe touchdown in their Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. Five months later on, Hague launched aboard Soyuz MS-12 and served as a tour developer aboard the spaceport station in the course of Expeditions 59 as well as 60. Hague carried out three spacewalks to upgrade space station energy devices and set up a docking adapter for business spacecraft. An active-duty colonel in the united state Space Force, Hague finished a developing rotation at the Self defense Department, as well as functioned as the Area Force's supervisor of test and also evaluation coming from 2020 to 2022. In August 2022, Hague resumed obligations at NASA, working with the Boeing Starliner Course up until this tour project. Comply With @astrohague on X and Instagram.This will definitely be Gorbunov's very first trip to area and also the terminal. Birthed in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia, he analyzed design with qualifications in spacecraft and also upper phases from the Moscow Aeronautics Principle. Gorbunov graduated coming from the armed forces department along with a specialty in operating and restoring airplane, choppers, and also aircraft motors. Prior to his choice as a cosmonaut in 2018, he functioned as an engineer for Spacecraft Area Corp. Energia and sustained payload space capsule launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.Hague as well as Gorbonov are going to become members of the Exploration 72 staff aboard the station. They will certainly sign up with Wilmore, Williams, fellow NASA astronaut Don Pettit, as well as Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin as well as Ivan Vagner conducting scientific analysis and servicing activities into the terminal's 24th year of continuous individual existence.Discover more regarding International Space Station study 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.