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"NASA Announces Astronaut Assignments for SpaceX and Boeing Missions to ISS"

NASA has announced the four astronauts for SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for launch in August 2024. The crew includes cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov of Roscosmos and NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Nick Hague, and Stephanie Wilson. Cardman will command the mission, Hague will be the pilot, and Wilson and Gorbunov will serve as mission specialists. This will be the ninth operational astronaut mission that SpaceX flies to the ISS for NASA using the company's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule.

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"NASA Announces Crew-9 Mission Assignments and First Space Force Guardian Launch"

NASA has announced the assignments for its upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station, with four crew members set to conduct operational and research activities. The crew includes NASA astronauts Commander Zena Cardman, Pilot Nick Hague, and Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov. The mission, scheduled for no earlier than August, will mark Cardman's first spaceflight, Hague's third launch, Wilson's fourth spaceflight, and Gorbunov's first trip to space. This mission is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which aims to provide safe and reliable transportation to and from the space station on American-made rockets and spacecraft.

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