"NASA and SpaceX Set New Date for Crew-8 Astronauts' ISS Launch"

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 launch to the International Space Station is scheduled for late February, pending the clearance of a private moon mission from the same launch pad. The crew includes NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. The launch date is contingent on the departure of Intuitive Machines' moon lander, IM-1, targeted for no earlier than Feb. 14. Crew-8 will serve through the transition between Expeditions 70 and 71 and is expected to return to Earth no earlier than August 2024.