9:44 AM PT — SpaceX’s Dragon is up and away … having simply indifferent from the rocket. Crew-9 is predicted to achieve the Worldwide House Station tomorrow — and, ought to return with Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams early subsequent 12 months. Good luck!
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A SpaceX mission is ready to blast off Saturday with a vital mission … to assist retrieve 2 American astronauts stranded for months on the Worldwide House Station … however it’s nonetheless going to be some time earlier than they’re again on Earth.
The launch of SpaceX’s Dragon — piloted by NASA’s Crew-9 is scheduled for 1:17 PM ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida … however climate delays is likely to be a snag given the lethal Hurricane Helene simply battered a portion of the state.
Firing off of a brand new launch pad with 2 astronauts onboard — NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexandr Gorbunov … SpaceX’s Dragon vessel is ready to dock with the ISS on Sunday, per the house company.
When it returns in February … Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will probably be aboard after being marooned on the ISS for months after a number of points with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
As we beforehand reported … the duo have been stranded on the ISS since June 6, resulting from Starliner’s thruster troubles and helium leaks … after what was purported to be a week-long keep.
Their troubled Boeing Starliner capsule efficiently cruised again down to Earth from the Worldwide House Station earlier this month — empty.
Godspeed, Crew Dragon!
Initially printed — 9:44 AM PT
