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NASA, SpaceX Complete Crew-11 Dry Dress Rehearsal

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission moved closer to launch, as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft slated to take the four-member crew to the International Space Station rolled to the pad and the crew participated in a dry dress rehearsal on Monday, July 28 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, spent the day donning spacesuits and completing air leak checks inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA Kennedy. Once suited, the crew members boarded vehicles that drove them to Launch Complex 39A where they entered the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that will take them to the space station.

Crew-11 is scheduled to launch to the space station no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 31, for a long-duration mission.

Upon Crew-11’s arrival to the orbiting laboratory, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 crew members will help familiarize the new crew with ongoing science and station maintenance work, which supports a safer transition of operations aboard the space station. Following a brief handover and pending weather conditions, Crew-10, including NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, will board their SpaceX spacecraft and splashdown off the coast of California.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is opening access to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities. For almost 25 years, people have continuously lived and worked aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies that enable us to prepare for human exploration of the Moon as we prepare for Mars.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon crew spacecraft atop, for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission rolled out to the launch pad early Sunday, July 27, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket was raised to vertical position at Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, awaiting lift off no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31.

The Crew-11 mission will carry NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov to the International Space Station for a long-duration mission. Crew-11 will conduct new and exciting scientific research aboard the orbiting laboratory to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit life on Earth. This is first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the second for Yui, and the fourth for Fincke.

The flight is the 11th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to station, and the 12th human spaceflight under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The Crew-11 cadre will fly aboard the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft that previously flew NASA’s SpaceX Demo Mission-2, Crew-2, Crew-6, and Crew-8, in addition to Axiom Mission 1, the first private astronaut mission to the microgravity laboratory.

Keep up with the Crew-11 mission by following along on the mission blog, @NASAKennedy on X, or NASA Kennedy on Facebook.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Lands at NASA Kennedy 

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed shortly after 1:10 p.m. EDT at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following a two-hour flight from Houston. 

Watch Crew-11’s remarks on NASA Kennedy’s social media and YouTube accounts. 

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew members will spend the remaining few days ahead of their launch to the International Space Station in quarantine and conducting preflight operations at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. 

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the company’s 11th crew rotation flight as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. 

More details about the launch will be posted on the mission blog, @NASAKennedy on X, or NASA Kennedy on Facebook.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Departs Houston 

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew members are in the air and on their way to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch to the International Space Station.  

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov departed from Ellington Field aboard NASA’s Gulfstream near the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston at about 11 a.m. EDT and are expected to land around 1 p.m. EDT at NASA Kennedy’s Launch and Landing Facility.  

Upon landing, Crew-11 will be greeted on the runway by representatives from NASA Kennedy and the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, before speaking briefly to members of the media.  After remarks, the crew will head to Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Kennedy’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkouts Building, where they will continue to quarantine through launch. 

Watch live coverage of the crew arrival media event on NASA Kennedy’s social media and YouTube accounts.  

Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.  

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NASA, SpaceX Managers Proceed Toward Crew-11 Launch 

After meeting for several hours today, NASA, SpaceX, and international partner teams polled “go” to continue launch preparations following conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 remains targeted to launch no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.  

The Flight Readiness Review is an in-depth assessment on the readiness of flight for SpaceX’s transportation system, mission operations, support functions, and readiness of the International Space Station to support the crewed flight to the International Space Station. 

Crew-11 crew members, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, commander, and Mike Fincke, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui,  and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are scheduled to depart NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Saturday, July 26, for the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will share a few remarks with the public about 1 p.m. after arrival at the Launch and Landing Facility. Watch the arrival event live on Kennedy’s social account. 

NASA, SpaceX, and the international partners leadership, supporting the Crew-11 mission, will hold a prelaunch news conference at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, to discussion mission preparations. 

More details about the launch will be posted on the mission blog, @NASAKennedy on X, or NASA Kennedy on Facebook. 

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