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title: Moon missions on the horizon.
description: NASA selects Intuitive Machines for a fourth CLPS mission. Starliner to return to Earth on September 6. Two crew announced for SpaceX Crew 9. And more.
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# [Moon missions on the horizon.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/351)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Aug 30, 2024 8:32:21 PM

Summary

NASA has selected Intuitive Machines for a fourth Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative (CLPS) delivery award. Boeing’s Starliner is set to depart the International Space Station no earlier than September 6. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the ISS, and more.

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