Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️"Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission" by @NASA / @NASASocial - #NASA accepting applications for #SocialMedia reporters for #SpaceX #Crew9 launch. Apply by Mon July 22 10am ET. If selected, #travel at own expense. https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-shares-assignments-for-its-spacex-crew-9-space-station-mission/ #CommercialCrew #Falcon9
"#NASA & #SpaceX Targeting Aug 18 for #Crew9 Mission to Space Station" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - #ISS crew launch (3🇺🇸, 1🇷🇺) planned Sun Aug 18. No mention of FAA #Falcon9 grounding. FAA doesn't regulate NASA, but review was expected to cause some delay. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/07/26/nasa-spacex-targeting-aug-18-for-crew-9-mission-to-space-station/
"NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of #Crew9 due to Starliner issues" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - Launch delay expected for planning #CrewDragon to evac #Starliner test pilots from #ISS. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-likely-to-significantly-delay-the-launch-of-crew-9-due-to-starliner-issues/ #SpaceX #Falcon9 #NewSpace #NASA #CommercialCrew
"#NASA Adjusts Crew-9 Launch Date for Operational Flexibility" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - #Crew9 launch delayed to Sept 24 due to Starliner in its docking port. Keeping option to rescue test pilot astronauts. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/08/06/nasa-adjusts-crew-9-launch-date-for-operational-flexibility/ #SpaceX #Falcon9 #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
"#NASA’s #SpaceX #Crew9 Changes Ahead of September Launch" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - Launch 2 crew + 2 open seats for #Starliner pilots return. Upgraded pilot Nick Hague to commander to avoid all-rookie crew. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/08/30/nasas-spacex-crew-9-changes-ahead-of-september-launch/ #Falcon9 #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
"#NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final #Crew9 assignments" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - Zena Cardman replaced as commander by USAF test pilot Nick Hague due to reduction of crew to single pilot. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-makes-a-very-tough-decision-in-setting-final-crew-9-assignments/ #SpaceX #Falcon9 #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
Long story made short on #NASA #Crew9 crew change: reduced 4 to 2 on launch for #Starliner pilots to return. Gorbunov kept seat due to US/Russia agreement to launch each other's crew to ISS. NASA chose test pilot astronaut for single-pilot role. #SpaceX #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
"NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Crewmates to Head to Kennedy Ahead of Launch" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - #Crew9 2-up crew (leaving 2 empty seats for 4-down) leave Houston for Cape Canaveral. Planned as 1st crew launch from Pad 40. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/09/19/nasas-spacex-crew-9-crewmates-to-head-to-kennedy-ahead-of-launch/ #SpaceX #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
"#NASA & #SpaceX Shift #Crew9 Launch to NET Sept 28 Over Weather Concerns" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - NET is space-speak for "no earlier than". Tropical Storm Helene will become a hurricane wide enough to affect Cape Canaveral. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/09/24/nasa-spacex-shift-crew-9-launch-to-net-sept-28-over-weather-concerns/ #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
Stage 1 landing at Cape Canaveral LZ1. Stage 2 engine cutoff and orbit insertion. First time #CrewDragon was flown to orbit by a single-pilot crew. (Russian cosmonaut is carried by int'l agreement but is not flight crew.) #Crew9 #NASA #CommercialCrew #SpaceX #Falcon9 #NewSpace
Crew Dragon capsule released to orbit by 2nd stage. #Crew9 #NASA #CommercialCrew #SpaceX #Falcon9 #NewSpace
#NASA #Crew9 #CrewDragon has room for 4 astronauts but launched with 2 empty seats. Those seats are reserved for rescue of the #Boeing #Starliner test pilot astronauts currently aboard ISS, returning in 6 months. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/09/28/meet-nasas-spacex-crew-9/ #CommercialCrew #SpaceX #Falcon9 #NewSpace
Trivia: since the space shuttle program ended, #NASA contracts launches to US industry. Before splitting up crew and cargo, the program was called Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office, abbreviated C3PO. Yes, really. #SciFi spaceflight provided inspiration for reality. #CommercialCrew
"Expedition 72 Welcomes #Crew9 Duo Aboard Station" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - #CrewDragon Freedom (one of fleet of 5) docked at #ISS. Now the Starliner astronauts have their ride home, but first part of its 6-month crew rotation. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/09/29/expedition-72-welcomes-crew-9-duo-aboard-station/ #NASA #CommercialCrew
"NASA Adjusts Crew-10 Launch Date" by NASA (mirror bot @nasa ) - 1 month delay in #Crew10 launch due to commissioning work on a new #SpaceX #CrewDragon spacecraft from the Hawthorne factory. So #Crew9 return (including 2 #Starliner test pilots who launched in June) is delayed from February to March so outgoing Crew-9 can update incoming Crew-10. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/12/17/nasa-adjusts-crew-10-launch-date/ #NASA #CommercialCrew
"NASA & SpaceX Update Crew-10 Launch, Crew-9 Return Dates" by NASA Commercial Crew - #NASA changed plans for #Crew10 launch to ISS to use #SpaceX #CrewDragon Endurance rather than a brand new still-unnamed spacecraft which requires more time for commissioning. Now targeting launch March 10, weeks earlier than previous plan. #Crew9 including the two Boeing #Starliner test pilots will return within a week after 10's arrival at ISS. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2025/02/11/nasa-spacex-update-crew-10-launch-crew-9-return-dates/ #space
"F-22 Pilot Swaps in for Guardian at International Space Station" by Air & Space Forces Magazine - Article notes that #NASA #Crew10 pilot Nichole Ayers (Major USAF) arrives at ISS as #Crew9 commander Nick Hague (Colonel USSF) prepares to return to Earth. Each is a member of a crew rotation of 4, with other US military members. The article links these two due to focus on Air Force & Space Force, excluding Army & Navy on the crews. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-22-pilot-guardian-international-space-station/ #space #military #aviation #avgeek
"NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9: Crew Preparing for Splashdown" by #NASA Space Station blog - #SpaceX #CrewDragon "Freedom" with #Crew9 astronauts and #Starliner test pilots is de-orbiting for return to Earth. Splashdown is planned 1757 Eastern Time off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2025/03/18/nasas-spacex-crew-9-crew-preparing-for-splashdown/ #NewSpace
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9: Crew Preparing for Splashdown - NASA
Live NASA+ coverage is underway as agency astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, are about one hour away from splashing down aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. The deorbit burn is scheduled to begin...
As a reminder, in September I wrote an op-ed article for @AirlineReporter which explained #Starliner test pilot astronauts Wilmore and Williams were not "stranded" like airline passengers stuck in an unfamiliar terminal. It was a significant schedule change. But they're senior astronauts. Both retired from the US Navy at the rank of Captain. All ISS crew astronauts make contingency plans for longer stays on orbit. They knew how to work as space station crew. https://spacey.space/@AstroHawk/113079672536029751 #NASA #Crew9
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image "Stop Comparing Boeing #Starliner Astronauts to Airline Passengers Stranded on Holiday" op-ed on @[email protected] by me @[email protected] / @AstroHawk - #NASA test pilot astronauts are space station crew, not "stranded" like helpless tourists. https://www.airlinereporter.com/2024/09/opinion-stop-comparing-boeing-starliner-astronauts-to-airline-passengers-stranded-on-holiday/ #Boeing #StarlinerCFT
"NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Splashes Down Off Coast of Florida" by #NASA Space Station blog - Safe splashdown confirmed off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. Boats with NASA & SpaceX crews will recover it from the water. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/03/18/nasas-spacex-crew-9-splashes-down-off-coast-of-florida/ #Crew9 #SpaceX #CrewDragon #NewSpace
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Splashes Down Off Coast of Florida - NASA
NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov have successfully splashed down in the Gulf of America, off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 p.m. EDT. Hague and Gorbunov have been at the International Space Station since Sept. 29, 2024, while Williams and Wilmore arrived on June 6. This...
As #Starliner test pilot astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return home to Houston after #Crew9 splashdown, they'll get a lot of attention. Hopefully also plenty of private time with their families. Space geeks should watch for news in upcoming months: all test pilots on first flight of a new spacecraft have eventually been admitted to the Astronaut Hall of Fame. With their mission completed, this big feather in their caps is probably coming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Astronaut_Hall_of_Fame #NASA #space
"Dolphins surround space capsule after its return to Earth in magical moment" by @GlobalNews - Drone video shows curious dolphins swimming around #SpaceX #CrewDragon Freedom after splashdown. Since #Starliner test pilot astronauts Wilmore & Williams retired from the US Navy each at the rank of Captain (equiv of Colonel in Army/Air Force ranks), it seems fitting about dolphins showing up as the beginning of their welcome party. https://globalnews.ca/news/11088250/dolphins-nasa-space-capsule-return-to-earth/ #NASA #Crew9 #space
