Blastoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 launches to space station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov to the International Space Station on Sept. 28, 2024. Full Story: They’ll live on the station for about five months, coming home in February 2025. Crew Dragon capsules usually carry four people to the orbiting lab, but NASA is saving two seats on Freedom for astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who need a ride back to Earth. Credit: NASA