NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are launching to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, and NASA astronaut Nick Hague wave as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Complex 40 for a mission to the International Space Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., This image provided by NASA shows NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov inside the SpaceX capsule Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
NASA ultimately decided that Boeing’s Starliner was too risky after a cascade of thruster troubles and helium leaks marred its trip to the orbiting complex. The space agency cut two astronauts from this SpaceX launch to make room on the return leg for Wilmore and Williams.For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moonWilliams has since been promoted to commander of the space station, which will soon be back to its normal population of seven.
“I don’t know exactly when my launch to space will be, but I know that I will get there,” Cardman said from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where she took part in the launch livestream.
Spacex ISS Astronauts Launch Roscosmos NASA
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Completed experiments on International Space Station to help answer how boiling and condensation work in spaceAfter a decade of preparation and two years of active experiments in space, a facility that Purdue University and NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland designed, built and tested has completed its test campaign on the International Space Station.
Read more »
Boeing's beleaguered Starliner capsule leaves space station, heads home without any astronautsBoeing's beleaguered space capsule has left the International Space Station without its crew.
Read more »
NASA shuffles Crew-9 team that will bring Starliner crew homeSpaceX will launch its Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station on September 24th with NASA’s Nick Hague and Roscosmos’ Aleksandr Gorbunov onboard.
Read more »
NASA shuffles Crew-9 astronauts that will bring Starliner crew homeSpaceX will launch its Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station on September 24th with NASA’s Nick Hague and Roscosmos’ Aleksandr Gorbunov onboard.
Read more »
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station ResearchNASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission in
Read more »
NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 to conduct space station researchNASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission in September.
Read more »