NASA Invites Public to Join as Virtual Guests for SpaceX Crew-9 Launch 

Image shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 39A. A Dragon spacecraft is carrying
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin onboard, Sunday, March 3, 2024, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

NASA invites the public to participate as virtual guests in the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission specialist, will embark on a flight aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, launching no earlier than 1:17 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 28, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Members of the public can register to attend the launch virtually. Virtual guests for this mission will receive curated resources, interactive opportunities, updates with the latest news, and a mission-specific collectible stamp for their virtual guest passport after liftoff. Don’t have a passport yet? Print yours here and get ready to add a stamp!

Live coverage and countdown commentary will begin at 9:10 a.m. EDT Saturday, Sept. 28, streaming on NASA+  agency’s website . Learn how to stream NASA content on a variety of platforms, including social media.

Want to learn more about the mission and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program ? Follow along on the mission blog , Commercial Crew blog , @commercial_crew on X, or check out Commercial Crew on Facebook.

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