SpaceX will launch the Crew-9 for NASA with its Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 spacecraft, and this will also bring the Crew-8 personnel back to the planet. However, there is still another potential issue, as Tropical Cyclone 9 which NASA and Space Force's 45th weather squadron are closely monitoring.

Mission managers are closely watching the forecast track for Tropical Storm Helene as SpaceX and NASA prepare to launch one American astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station.