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NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Target Date for Crew-9 Launch to Station

.NASA is actually stretching U.S. media certification for the launch of the firm's ninth spinning purpose of a SpaceX Falcon 9 spacecraft and also Dragon space capsule that will lug astronauts to the International Space Station. This objective belongs to NASA's Industrial Staff System.The request time period for USA media as well as USA people exemplifying international media associations is extended till 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Media members that have actually already administered carry out not need to have to reapply. All new accreditation requests must be sent online at:.https://media.ksc.nasa.gov.Introduce of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 purpose, originally slated with four workers members, is actually targeted for no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, from Area Launch Complex-40 at Peninsula Canaveral Area Force Terminal in Florida.NASA declared astronauts Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams will certainly stay on terminal and also come back home in February 2025 aboard Monster with 2 other staff members appointed to the Crew-9 mission, during the course of a press conference on Aug. 24. The company is going to share additional relevant information regarding the Crew-9 enhance when details are wrapped up.NASA and also SpaceX presently are actually working with a number of items prior to launch, featuring reconfiguring chairs on the Monster as well as changing the manifest to lug additional payload, individual results, and Dragon-specific spacesuits for Wilmore and also Williams.NASA's media accreditation plan is on call online. For questions about accreditation or unique logistical demands, email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. Requests for area for satellite trucks, camping tents, or electric relationships also are due by Sept. 3.For 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 disadvantage Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425, o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371.For launch coverage as well as more relevant information about the purpose, browse through:.https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew.- end-.Joshua Finch/ Claire O'SheaHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ claire.a.o'shea@nasa.gov.Steve Siceloff/ Danielle Sempsrott/ Stephanie PlucinskyKennedy Room Facility, Florida321-867-2468steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov/ danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov/ stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov.Leah CheshierJohnson Area Center, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.