Hatch Closed on SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

Hatch closure on SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Photo credit: NASA

The Dragon spacecraft's hatch is now closed. Liftoff of the company's Falcon 9 rocket remains on track for 1:17p.m. EDT.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission specialist, will spend about five months at the International Space Station. This is Hague's second spaceflight to the orbiting laboratory and Gorbunov's first time.

Crew-9 is the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

NASA's live coverage of the Crew-9 mission continues on NASA+and the agency's website. Also, check back for updates on the mission blog, @commercial_crewon X, or commercial crewon Facebook.

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