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CBS News

Monitoring the automated ascent from inside the Crew Dragon “Freedom” were commander Nick Hague, a veteran NASA astronaut, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, making his first flight. Crew Dragons …

Space.com

“That was a sweet ride,” NASA astronaut Nick Hague, Crew-9’s commander, radioed SpaceX’s launch control after reaching orbit with crewmate Alexandr Gorbunov of Russia. The astronauts are will arrive at the ISS on Sunday, Sept. 29. You can follow the …

Space.com

SpaceX will launch two astronauts on a sort of rescue mission today (Sept. 28), and you can watch it live. Crew-9, the ninth operational SpaceX astronaut flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s …

The Washington Post

The Dragon capsule carrying the SpaceX Crew-9 will bring back Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, who have been stuck on the ISS far longer than planned. 3 min. 0. The SpaceX Crew-9 is NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.

Spaceflight Now

Cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov (left) will assist commander Nick Hague (right) during the Crew 9’s climb to space. The two empty seats will be used by Starliner commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Sunita Williams when all four return to Earth next …

BBC News

Astronomy fans, get your telescopes and cameras ready – it’s possible an unusually bright comet is set to grace the night skies. It should be visible in the northern hemisphere from about now, though it will be very low on the horizon before dawn.

NBC Southern California

It won’t be visible to the naked eye during the two months it circles Earth. It will part ways with Earth by the end of November. By Christina Larson | The Associated Press • Published September 27, 2024 • Updated on September 27, 2024 at 2:44 pm.

Colorado Public Radio

Ten years later, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution orbiter has been a boon to scientists studying the red planet and they hope it will remain in operation for years to come. In May, MAVEN researchers …

News 13 Orlando

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — In what some call a rescue mission, NASA and SpaceX will be sending up only two people in the Crew-9 mission but they will return with the two members of the Boeing Starliner mission early next year.

Aviation Week

York Space Systems has successfully demonstrated on-orbit maneuvering with satellites it built for the Space Development Agency (SDA), the company announced Sept. 27. The Denver-based aerospace company is on contract for more than 130 satellites to …