{"id":787963,"date":"2024-08-28T12:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=787963"},"modified":"2024-08-28T12:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:02:50","slug":"nasa-spacex-extend-us-media-deadline-for-crew-9-launch-to-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=787963","title":{"rendered":"NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Deadline for Crew-9 Launch to Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NASA is extending U.S. media accreditation for the launch of the agency\u2019s ninth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission is part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program.<\/p>\n<p>The application period for U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media organizations is extended until 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Media members who have already applied do not need to reapply. All new accreditation requests must be submitted online at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\n<p>Launch of NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, originally slated with four crew members, is targeted for no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>NASA announced <a>astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain on station and return home in February 2025 aboard Dragon with two other crew members assigned to the Crew-9 mission, during a news conference on Aug. 24. The agency will share more information about the Crew-9 complement when details are finalized.<\/p>\n<p>NASA and SpaceX currently are working on several items before launch, including reconfiguring seats on the Dragon and adjusting the manifest to carry additional cargo, personal effects, and Dragon-specific spacesuits for Wilmore and Williams.<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s media accreditation policy is available online. For questions about accreditation or special logistical requests, email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. Requests for space for satellite trucks, tents, or electrical connections also are due by Sept. 3.<\/p>\n<p>For other questions, please contact NASA Kennedy\u2019s newsroom at: 321-867-2468.<\/p>\n<p><em>Para obtener informaci\u00f3n sobre cobertura en espa\u00f1ol en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en espa\u00f1ol, comun\u00edquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425, o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371.<\/em><s\/><\/p>\n<p>For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit:<s\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Finch \/ Claire O\u2019Shea<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-1100<br \/>joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov \/ claire.a.o\u2019shea@nasa.gov<\/p>\n<p>Steve Siceloff \/ Danielle Sempsrott \/ Stephanie Plucinsky<br \/>Kennedy Space Center, Florida<br \/>321-867-2468<br \/>steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov \/ danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov \/ stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov<\/p>\n<p>Leah Cheshier<br \/>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>281-483-5111<br \/>leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-spacex-extend-us-media-deadline-for-crew-9-launch-to-station\/?rand=772197\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA is extending U.S. media accreditation for the launch of the agency\u2019s ninth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":787964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-station"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=787963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/787964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=787963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=787963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=787963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}