SpaceX's Crew-8 and Crew-9 Missions Set for Launch

U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague to Become First Space Force Guardian in Orbit on Crew-9 Mission

SpaceX's Crew-8 mission, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), is targeted for launch on February 22.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission, set to launch no earlier than August, will include U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague, making him the first Space Force Guardian to reach orbit.
Hague, who has already spent 203 days in space, will serve as the pilot on the Crew-9 mission.
The Crew-9 mission will also include NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
SpaceX's Crew-9 will be the ninth operational mission for SpaceX under NASA's commercial crew program.