The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-9 “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Александр Горбунов), was closed on 18 March 2025, at 03:05 UTC (17 March, at 23:05 EDT). Crew-9 is SpaceX’s ninth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously undock and depart the International Space Station on 18 March 2025, at 05:05 UTC (01:05 EDT). Credit: NASA/SpaceX “Freedom” Crew Dragon hatch closure #CrewDragon #Crew9