NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew member NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick smiles in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The Crew-8 crew members are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

After suit-up and final fit checks, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts participate in a traditional game of cards inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center crew in Florida on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The crew members are preparing for launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket 10:53 p.m. EST on March 3, 2024, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin check their SpaceX spacesuit in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The Crew-8 crew members are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew members and NASA astronauts from left to right, Matthew Dominick and Michael Barratt check their SpaceX spacesuit in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The Crew-8 crew members are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague applies NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission patch to the wall inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Crew-9 is the ninth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will send Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission is scheduled to launch at 2:05 p.m. EDT Sept. 26, 2024, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov signs his name inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. Crew-9 is the ninth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will send Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission is scheduled to launch at 2:05 p.m. EDT Sept. 26, 2024, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left are NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin smile and pose for a photo in the suit-up room in the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before launch on Saturday, March 2, 2024. During suit-up, a team of SpaceX suit technicians assist the crew as they put on their custom-fitted spacesuits and perform leak checks. As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Crew-8 crew members are scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday, March 3, 2024, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague signs his name inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. Crew-9 is the ninth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will send Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission is scheduled to launch at 2:05 p.m. EDT Sept. 26, 2024, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew members walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Sunday, March 3,2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In front from right to left, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin on their way to load up into waiting vehicles for the trip to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where they will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague (left) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov pose inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Hague and Gorbunov will launch on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission – the ninth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will send the crew to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission is scheduled to launch at 2:05 p.m. EDT Sept. 26, 2024, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew member from left to right Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin relaxes in the suit-up room in the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building a few hours before launch on Sunday, March 3, 2024. During suit-up, a team of SpaceX suit technicians assist the crew as they put on their custom-fitted spacesuits and perform leak checks. As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Crew-8 crew members are scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday, March 3, 2024, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

After suit-up and final fit checks, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts participate in a traditional game of cards inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center crew in Florida on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The crew members are preparing for launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket 10:53 p.m. EST on March 3, 2024, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew member NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps checks the SpaceX spacesuit in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The Crew-8 crew members are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left are NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin smile and pose for a photo in the suit-up room in the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before launch on Sunday, March 3, 2024. During suit-up, a team of SpaceX suit technicians assist the crew as they put on their custom-fitted spacesuits and perform leak checks. As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Crew-8 crew members are scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday, March 3, 2024, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew member NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick smiles in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The Crew-8 crew members are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 3, 2024.