Watch SpaceX launch Crew-9, returning w/ the Boeing Crew!

SpaceX's Crew-9 mission is the 9th operational flight under NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Launching NET September 28, 2024, it will be the first crewed launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission will transport NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov to the International Space Station (ISS) for a science mission known as Expedition 72, lasting approximately five months.

It was originally planned with a crew of four, but adjustments were made due to issues with the Boeing Starliner, reducing the crew size but maintaining the mission's critical objectives. Crew-9 represents a significant milestone as the first crewed mission from this launch pad and will conclude with a historic splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, introducing new operational procedures for SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft as well as being nicknamed the "Boeing Rescue Mission" as it will be the mission that will return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams from the Boeing Crewed Flight Test.

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