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NASA Prepares for SpaceX Crew-9 Launch to Space Station from Kennedy Space Center

By  //  July 18, 2024

launch pending completion of FAA Falcon 9 investigation

Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission is targeted for no earlier than mid-August from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, pending completion of the company’s ongoing Falcon 9 investigation. The launch will carry NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, commander; Nick Hague, pilot; Stephanie Wilson, mission specialist; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, mission specialist. (NASA image)


BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – The launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission is targeted for no earlier than mid-August from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center, pending completion of the company’s ongoing Falcon 9 investigation.

Crew safety and mission assurance are top priorities for NASA and its partners.

The launch will carry NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, commander; Nick Hague, pilot; Stephanie Wilson, mission specialist; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, mission specialist.

This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Gorbunov, the second mission to the orbiting laboratory for Hague, and fourth spaceflight for Wilson, who has spent 42 days in space aboard three space shuttle Discovery missions – STS-120, STS-121, and STS-131.

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