SpaceX prepares to launch mission to return stranded astronauts
Crew-9 mission set to bring home American astronauts after prolonged stay on ISS
SpaceX Crew-9 NASA Astronaut Nick Hague (Mission Commander) wearing SpaceX spacesuits, departs from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Control Building at Kennedy Space Center for Space Launch Complex 40, 28 September 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth crew rotation mission of SpaceX human transportation system to the International Space Station (ISS). Due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner, the decision was made to return the Starliner uncrewed and launch Crew-9 with two empty seats to return Boeing crew flight test astronauts to Earth.
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