{"id":190333,"date":"2025-03-25T00:02:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=905818c379e4297616933f53677fb2ab"},"modified":"2025-03-25T00:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:02:57","slug":"nasas-spacex-crew-9-astronauts-to-discuss-science-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=190333","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-9 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, second from left, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague, second from right, and Suni Williams, right, are seen inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after splashing down off the coast of Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-9 mission returned from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (Credit: NASA).<\/div>\n
NASA\/Keegan Barber<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

After completing a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts will discuss their science mission during a postflight news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, March 31, from the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Following the news conference, the crew will be available for a limited number of individual interviews at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

NASA astronauts Nick Hague<\/a>, Suni Williams<\/a>, and Butch Wilmore<\/a> will answer questions about their time in space. The three NASA crew members and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov returned to Earth on March 18. Gorbunov will not participate in the news conference because of his travel schedule.<\/p>\n

Watch live coverage on NASA+<\/a>. Learn how to watch NASA content<\/a> through a variety of additional platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n

Media are invited to attend in person or virtually. U.S. media requesting in-person attendance or media seeking an interview with the crew must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, March 28, at 281-483-5111 or jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. A copy of NASA\u2019s media accreditation policy<\/a> is available on the agency\u2019s website. Media participating by phone must dial into the news conference no later than 10 minutes before the start of the event to ask questions. Questions also may be submitted on social media using #AskNASA.<\/p>\n

Hague and Gorbunov lifted off<\/a> at 1:17 p.m. Sept. 28, 2024, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The next day, they docked<\/a> to the forward-facing port of the station\u2019s Harmony module. Williams and Wilmore launched aboard Boeing\u2019s Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on June 5, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 41 as part of the agency\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The duo arrived at the space station on June 6. In August, NASA announced<\/a> the uncrewed return of Starliner to Earth and integrated Wilmore and Williams as part of the space station\u2019s Expedition 71\/72 for a return on Crew-9.<\/p>\n

Williams and Wilmore traveled 121,347,491 miles during their mission, spent 286 days in space, and completed 4,576 orbits around Earth. Hague and Gorbunov traveled 72,553,920 miles during their mission, spent 171 days in space, and completed 2,736 orbits around Earth.<\/p>\n

Hague, Williams, and Wilmore completed over 900 hours of research<\/a>, conducting more than 150 unique experiments. During their time in orbit, the crew studied plant growth and development, tested stem cell technology to improve patient outcomes on Earth, and participated in research to understand how the space environment affects material degradation. They also performed a spacewalk and collected samples from the station\u2019s exterior, studying the survivability of microorganisms in space. Additionally, the crew supported 30 ham radio events with students worldwide and conducted a student-led genetic experiment, helping to inspire the next generation of explorers.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA\u2019s next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars.<\/p>\n

Find more information on NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program at:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Joshua Finch \/ Jimi Russell
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Courtney Beasley
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

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