Tech Desk 
Nov 03, 2024
Four SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts will relocate their Crew Dragon spacecraft to a new docking spot on the International Space Station (ISS) today, November 3.
The Crew-9 team includes NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. All four astronauts must be aboard Crew Dragon for this relocation, per ISS safety protocols, to ensure everyone’s safe return to Earth if unexpected issues arise.
This move would transfer Crew Dragon from the ISS’s Harmony module forward port to its space-facing port.
NASA reassigned astronauts Williams and Wilmore, originally part of the Boeing Starliner mission, to Crew-9 after Starliner faced technical issues during an earlier ISS docking in June.
NASA decided it was too risky to bring them back on the Starliner spacecraft, so they joined Crew-9 for their return to Earth in February 2025.
This Crew Dragon relocation would also prepare the ISS for the arrival of a cargo Dragon spacecraft, set to launch on Monday, November 4, and dock at the now-empty Harmony port.
Live coverage: Crew Dragon relocation details and schedule
Live coverage of the Crew Dragon relocation begins at 6:15am EST (1315 GMT) on NASA+. Viewers may also be able to watch on NASA’s YouTube channel if the agency shares it there. The undocking is scheduled for 6:35am EST (1335 GMT), with redocking expected by 7:18am EST (1418 GMT).
