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NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Deadline for Crew-9 Introduce to Station

.NASA is stretching U.S. media certification for the launch of the company's ninth spinning purpose of a SpaceX Falcon 9 spacecraft and also Dragon space probe that will definitely lug astronauts to the International Spaceport Station. This goal becomes part of NASA's Industrial Crew Plan.The use duration for USA media and USA consumers exemplifying global media organizations is prolonged till 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Media members who have presently administered perform certainly not need to have to reapply. All brand-new certification requests need to be provided online at:.https://media.ksc.nasa.gov.Introduce of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission, initially slated along with four team members, is actually targeted for no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, from Space Release Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Terminal in Fla.NASA announced astronauts Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams will definitely remain on station as well as come back home in February 2025 aboard Dragon with two other staff participants assigned to the Crew-9 goal, during the course of a press conference on Aug. 24. The agency will share more relevant information regarding the Crew-9 supplement when particulars are actually wrapped up.NASA as well as SpaceX currently are actually working with a number of products just before launch, featuring reconfiguring seats on the Dragon and changing the reveal to carry extra payload, private impacts, and Dragon-specific spacesuits for Wilmore and Williams.NASA's media accreditation policy is on call online. For questions regarding certification or even unique logistical requests, email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. Ask for area for gps vehicles, outdoors tents, or even electrical links additionally schedule by Sept. 3.For various other questions, feel free to call 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 information concerning the objective, check out:.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 Center, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.