NASA Pushes Back Crew-9 Mission Launch to Saturday

NASA's Crew-9 astronaut Nick Hague (R) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov arrive at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of their launch to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sept. 21, 2024. Joe Skipper/Reuters

NASA said on Tuesday the launch of its Crew-9 mission with SpaceX has been pushed back to Sept. 28 due to Tropical Storm Helene.

SpaceX’s upcoming Crew Dragon mission, a routine flight called Crew-9, is expected to send three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station.