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Crew-11 Undocking Soon Inside Dragon on NASA+

NASA’s live coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 undocking is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. 

 At 3:29 p.m. EST, the crew closed the hatch between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and the return to Earth of NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. 

 
The spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station at approximately 5:20 p.m., heading for a targeted splashdown at 3:41 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15 off the coast of California.  

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Undocking Coverage Begins at 5 p.m. EST

NASA’s live undock coverage for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission now will begin at 5 p.m. EST on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. 

Learn more about the mission by following the @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.   

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Crew-11 Closes Dragon Hatch, Preps for Departure

At 3:29 p.m. EST, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. 

The spacecraft now is scheduled to autonomously undock from the orbiting laboratory at 5:20 p.m. for its return to Earth. NASA’s undocking coverage begins at 5 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. 

Following the conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA will distribute audio-only discussions between Crew-11, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit away from the orbital complex.  

Live return coverage resumes at 2:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel, through splashdown. 

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Crew-11 Entering Dragon, Closing Hatch Soon on NASA+

NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel for the return of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission.   

On Jan. 8, NASA decided to return Crew-11 earlier than originally planned as teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the International Space Station. The crew member is stable.  

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will close the hatch at approximately 3:30 p.m. EST between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the orbital complex. 

NASA will provide live undocking coverage at 4:45 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. The spacecraft will autonomously undock from the space station within a one-hour window which begins at after 5 p.m. for its return to Earth.. 

NASA and SpaceX are targeting splashdown at approximately 3:41 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, off the coast of California. NASA will provide coverage of deorbit burn, entry, and splashdown beginning at 2:15 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel.  

Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. 

As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Crew-11 mission will return to Earth after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the space station. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, and Platonov launched on Aug. 1, 2025, and docked to the space station a day later. It was Fincke’s fourth spaceflight, Yui’s second, and the first for Cardman and Platonov.  

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Go for Undocking on Wednesday

Expedition 74 is preparing to split up as four crew members turn their attention to Wednesday’s departure. The homebound quartet—representing NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission—spent Tuesday packing cargo, reviewing return to Earth procedures, and transferring hardware aboard the International Space Station.

Mission managers have given the “go” for the return to Earth of NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. Cardman will command and Fincke will pilot Dragon alongside Mission Specialists Yui and Platonov when it undocks from the Harmony module’s space-facing port at 5:05 p.m. EST on Wednesday. Weather is looking excellent for Dragon’s parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of California at 3:41 a.m. on Thursday.

NASA+ begins its live coverage at 3 p.m. on Wednesday when the foursome enters Dragon, says goodbye to the crew on the orbital outpost, and closes the hatch. NASA+ returns at 4:45 p.m. for Dragon undocking coverage. Next, NASA+ will be back on the air at 2:15 a.m. on Thursday when Dragon begins its descent toward Earth. Finally, at 5:45 a.m. NASA+ will broadcast the post-splashdown news conference. All the activities can be viewed on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel.

Cardman began Tuesday with her departing crewmates and trained to use respirators during unlikely events such as an ammonia leak. Next, she transferred standard emergency gear from Dragon and stowed it inside the space station with assistance from NASA Flight Engineer Chris Williams. Fincke and Yui partnered together and uninstalled science hardware from the station and loaded it inside Dragon. All four crew members, including Platonov, continued packing personal items, practiced Dragon deorbit procedures on a computer, and discussed their mission readiness with mission controllers on the ground. Three crew members will remain aboard the orbital outpost after Crew-11 leaves.

Expedition 74 will be commanded by Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov leading Flight Engineers Sergei Mikaev and Williams. Kud-Sverchkov and Mikaev started their shift on Tuesday taking a test assessing how crews make decisions and work together in space. Next, Kud-Sverchkov participated in a blood pressure study then jogged on a treadmill for a physical fitness test. Mikaev also took part in the blood pressure study then inventoried cargo and hardware stowed throughout the station’s Roscosmos segment. Williams spent the day supporting his departing crewmates.

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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