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NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final Crew-9 assignments (arstechnica.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/spaceflight

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[–] threelonmusketeers 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

NASA astronaut Nick Hague will serve as the mission's commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will serve as mission specialist.

Probably a bit disappointing for the original commander (Zena Cardman), but an understandable decision by NASA, given the circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah, it sucks, but it was expected. Hopefully she gets to command a future mission, maybe something more lunar.