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<\/a><\/figure>NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-11 crew members are in the air and on their way to the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch to the International Space Station.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman<\/a> and Mike Fincke<\/a>, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui<\/a>, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov departed from Ellington Field aboard NASA\u2019s Gulfstream near the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston at about 11 a.m. EDT and are expected to land around 1 p.m. EDT at NASA Kennedy\u2019s Launch and Landing Facility.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n Upon landing, Crew-11 will be greeted on the runway by representatives from NASA Kennedy and the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program, before speaking briefly to members of the media.\u00a0 After remarks, the crew will head to Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Kennedy\u2019s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkouts Building, where they will continue to quarantine through launch.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch live coverage of the crew arrival media event on NASA Kennedy\u2019s social media and YouTube accounts.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n 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.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Jason Costa <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-11 crew members are in the air and on their way to the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch to the International Space Station.\u202f\u00a0 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 [\u2026] Continue reading