Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov autonomously docked to the forward-facing port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station at TIME on Sept. 29 following a launch the day before on the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following docking, the duo opened the hatch and floated onboard the orbital outpost before providing welcoming remarks as their mission aboard the space station began. The crew members will conduct a long-duration science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. Upon return, Hague and Gorbunov will be joined by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams in the two open seats.
Credit: NASA
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov autonomously docked to the forward-facing port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station at TIME on Sept. 29 following a launch the day before on the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following docking, the duo opened the hatch and floated onboard the orbital outpost before providing welcoming remarks as their mission aboard the space station began. The crew members will conduct a long-duration science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. Upon return, Hague and Gorbunov will be joined by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams in the two open seats.
Credit: NASA
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![The Sun: Super Active 2024 [Hinode/XRT]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FoS_oKMZDaU/mqdefault.jpg "The Sun: Super Active 2024 [Hinode/XRT]
As we approach solar maximum, the Sun is reaching new levels of activity for Solar Cycle 25. The Sunspot number has consistently exceeded predictions of the cycle with 2024 especially being way above what was predicted. That means we have been consistently seeing large numbers of active regions across the disk throughout the entire year. While this doesnt always mean large flares all the time, we have had periods (such as early May) where the Sun has produced some major flares. The last few months of 2024 are shaping up to continue this trend and we hope to continue to capture exciting solar data with XRT.
Hinode is a Japanese mission developed and launched by ISAS/JAXA, with NAOJ as domestic partner and NASA and STFC (UK) as international partners. It is operated by these agencies in co-operation with ESA and the NSC (Norway). The XRT instrument team is comprised of SAO, NASA, JAXA, and NAOJ.
Credit: SAO/NASA/JAXA/NAOJ
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