{"id":107814,"date":"2024-09-28T06:13:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107814"},"modified":"2024-09-28T06:13:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:13:44","slug":"spacex-to-launch-capsule-that-will-bring-two-stranded-astronauts-back-from-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107814","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX to launch capsule that will bring two stranded astronauts back from space station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">SpaceX is set to launch two new crew members to the International Space Station on Saturday, in a capsule that will eventually bring home two NASA astronauts who flew to orbit on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/boeing-spaceship-what-went-wrong-nasa-astronauts-rcna167163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing\u2019s problem-plagued Starliner<\/a> spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Weather permitting, SpaceX\u2019s Crew Dragon is scheduled to lift off  atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday at 1:17 p.m. ET, from Florida\u2019s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The flight, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/nasa-astronauts-stuck-space-station-will-return-spacex-rcna167164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crew-9<\/a>, will carry NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The duo will join five other astronauts and cosmonauts already onboard the orbiting lab, rounding out the Expedition 72 crew.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-spacex-crew-gorbunov-hague-mn-1525-c4b32b.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-spacex-crew-gorbunov-hague-mn-1525-c4b32b.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-spacex-crew-gorbunov-hague-mn-1525-c4b32b.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-spacex-crew-gorbunov-hague-mn-1525-c4b32b.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-spacex-crew-gorbunov-hague-mn-1525-c4b32b.jpg\" alt=\"SpaceX Crew-9 cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1800\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">SpaceX Crew-9 cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague during a welcome ceremony at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 21 in Cape Canaveral, Fla.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Miguel J. Rodri\u00adguez Carrillo \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Hague and Gorbunov are expected to remain at the space station until February. On their return flight back to Earth, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will ride with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Wilmore and Williams launched to the orbiting outpost on Boeing\u2019s Starliner capsule in early June \u2014 the spacecraft\u2019s first crewed test flight. They were initially expected to stay on the ISS for around eight days, but Starliner suffered helium leaks and problems with some of its thrusters. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After numerous delays, NASA opted to keep the two astronauts at the space station. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/boeing-starliner-return-no-astronauts-rcna169336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Boeing capsule, meanwhile, returned to Earth on Sept. 7<\/a> without any humans on board. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Originally, the Crew-9 flight was supposed to carry four crew members to the space station, but in order to leave seats open for Wilmore and Williams, two NASA astronauts will have to wait for a future launch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-08\/240819-Suni-Williams-Butch-Wilmore-al-1054-6445e7.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-08\/240819-Suni-Williams-Butch-Wilmore-al-1054-6445e7.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-08\/240819-Suni-Williams-Butch-Wilmore-al-1054-6445e7.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-08\/240819-Suni-Williams-Butch-Wilmore-al-1054-6445e7.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-08\/240819-Suni-Williams-Butch-Wilmore-al-1054-6445e7.jpg\" alt=\"Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore \" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on June 5.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Chris O&#8217;Meara \/ AP file <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">NASA has been forced to delay the Crew-9 launch several times, including most recently because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/hurricane-helene-ravages-southeast-killing-least-22-leaving-millions-p-rcna173015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Helene<\/a>, which made landfall in Florida\u2019s Big Bend region late Thursday as a Category 4 storm. Helene has since weakened to a tropical storm, but it has been lashing much of the Southeast with strong winds and heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Earlier this week, NASA said weather officials had predicted a 55% chance of favorable weather conditions for Saturday\u2019s launch. The main concerns, according to the space agency, are atmospheric conditions along the path that the rocket will take into orbit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/space\/spacex-launch-space-station-bring-home-stranded-astronauts-rcna171273\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX is set to launch two new crew members to the International Space Station on Saturday, in a capsule that will eventually bring home two NASA astronauts who flew to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107814\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107814\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}