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NASA, SpaceX Complete Weather Review for Next Crew-11 Launch Attempt

NASA and SpaceX continue to target 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1, for launch of the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

After the launch attempt was scrubbed Thursday for weather, mission teams completed a weather review for the next opportunity, and conditions around the launch pad are forecast at 75% favorable for liftoff. However, conditions along the flight path of Dragon remain a watch item. Acceptable weather conditions at both the launch site and along the Dragon flight path are required for a “go” for liftoff.

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov after launch scrubbed and safely exited the Dragon spacecraft. They returned to crew quarters at Kennedy to await Friday’s launch.

On Aug. 1, Crew-11 will lift off aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A. The targeted docking time is approximately 3 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 2.

Watch agency coverage beginning at 7:35 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

Learn more about the mission by following the commercial crew blog, @NASASpaceOps and @space_station on X, as well as the International Space Station’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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NASA, SpaceX Stand Down From Crew-11 Launch Due to Weather

An unfavorable weather forecast for the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for Thursday afternoon has resulted in NASA and SpaceX postponing the launch of the Crew-11 crew. Teams are now targeting 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1.

NASA’s live launch coverage for an Aug. 1 attempt would begin at 7:35 a.m. on NASA+.

Follow along for details about the mission and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program on the mission blog, @NASAKennedy on X, or NASA Kennedy on Facebook.

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Up Next: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Liftoff

Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon crew spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, is now just five minutes away. Everything is proceeding on schedule, and all is looking good for the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Remains on Schedule, Launch Less Than 20 Minutes Away

Fuel loading is complete on the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage, and liquid oxygen loading has begun. Everything remains on target for the 12:09 p.m. EDT scheduled launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA, SpaceX Managers: Crew-11 Mission ‘Go’ for Launch

NASA and SpaceX teams completed the final major review – the Launch Readiness Review – for the agency’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, with mission leaders polling “go” to proceed into the launch count. The four crew members of Crew-11 are scheduled to liftoff no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A news conference with mission leadership will begin at about 5:30 p.m. EDT and can be viewed on NASA’s YouTube channel. Participants include:

• Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate 
• Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program 
• Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program 
• William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX 
• Sergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Program, Roscosmos
• Naoki Nagai, program manager, International Space Station, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui  and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft.

Weather officials with the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron predict a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for liftoff, with the cumulous cloud rule as the primary weather concern.

Live launch day coverage of the Crew-11 launch will begin Thursday, July 31 at 8 a.m. EDT on NASA+, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

Stay current on the mission by following along on the mission blog, @NASAKennedy on X, or NASA Kennedy on Facebook.

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