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NASA, SpaceX Extend United States Media Target Date for Crew-9 Introduce to Station

.NASA is actually expanding U.S. media certification for the launch of the firm's nine spinning purpose of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as well as Dragon space probe that will certainly lug astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission becomes part of NASA's Business Staff System.The request time period for united state media as well as U.S. consumers embodying international media associations is stretched until 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Media members who have currently applied perform certainly not need to reapply. All brand new certification requests need to be actually sent online at:.https://media.ksc.nasa.gov.Introduce of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 purpose, originally slated with 4 crew participants, is targeted for no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, from Area Introduce Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Troop Station in Florida.NASA announced rocketeers Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will definitely stay on terminal and also come back home in February 2025 aboard Dragon with two other crew members appointed to the Crew-9 goal, throughout a press conference on Aug. 24. The organization will definitely discuss even more details about the Crew-9 complement when particulars are actually settled.NASA and also SpaceX currently are actually dealing with a number of products before launch, including reconfiguring chairs on the Monster and readjusting the manifest to hold additional freight, private impacts, and also Dragon-specific spacesuits for Wilmore and also Williams.NASA's media certification policy is readily available online. For questions regarding certification or even special logistical requests, email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. Ask for room for gps vehicles, camping tents, or electric relationships likewise schedule by Sept. 3.For various other concerns, feel free to connect with NASA Kennedy's newsroom at: 321-867-2468.Para obtener informaciu00f3n sobre cobertura en espau00f1ol en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en espau00f1ol, comunu00edquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425, o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371.For launch insurance coverage and additional relevant information regarding the purpose, go to:.https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew.- edge-.Joshua Finch/ Claire O'SheaHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ claire.a.o'shea@nasa.gov.Steve Siceloff/ Danielle Sempsrott/ Stephanie PlucinskyKennedy Space Facility, Florida321-867-2468steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov/ danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov/ stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov.Leah CheshierJohnson Space Facility, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.