Space Crew-9 Mission Launches From Kennedy Space Center

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 28: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Roscosmos astronauts Aleksandr Gorbunov (L) (Mission Specialist) and NASA astronaut Nick Hague (Mission Commander) of Crew 9 lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 toward the International Space Station (ISS) on September 28, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX Crew 9 is the ninth SpaceX Human Transportation System crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner, the decision was made to return the Starliner uncrewed and launch Crew 9 with two empty seats to return the Boeing crew flight test astronauts to Earth. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images)