Crew-9 is NASA's next astronaut rotation onboard the International Space Station, and the 10th overall flight of NASA astronauts by SpaceX − including Demo-2 and Crews 1-9. SpaceX flies NASA astronaut crews to the space station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

With Crew-9's launch already pushed to Saturday, NASA and SpaceX are taking precautions to keep facilities and employees safe.

The astronaut crew has arrived and the spacecraft is on the launch pad. NASA's Crew-9 has a target launch date no earlier than 2:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday but weather may not cooperate. Deep into hurricane season,