The astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-11 will launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, July 31, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Crew-11 is scheduled to launch no earlier than July 31 at 12:09 p.m. aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. There will be a backup opportunity for liftoff on Aug. 1 at 11:43 a.m.According to SpaceX, if the launch is successful, this will mark the spacecraft’s sixth launch to space, making it SpaceX’s most-flown Crew Dragon.Crew-11 consists of NASA astronaut and commander Zena Cardman, pilot Mike Fincke and mission specialists Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov.This flight marks the 11th crew rotation mission under SpaceX’s human space transportation system and the company’s 12th astronaut flight to the station, including the Demo-2 test flight, through NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.For over two decades, humans have been living and working aboard the space station, advancing scientific research and testing new technologies. The ISS serves as a vital testbed for NASA to study the challenges of long-duration spaceflight and to foster commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit.If all goes well, the crew will dock at the ISS on Aug. 2 at approximately 3 a.m.The four Crew-11 astronauts will be relieving Crew-10, who will return to Earth a few days later.Crew-11 will then spend six months aboard the ISS. The mission’s return to Earth is scheduled for 2026.According to SpaceX, during its time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct new research to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth.

The astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-11 will launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, July 31, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Crew-11 is scheduled to launch no earlier than July 31 at 12:09 p.m. aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. There will be a backup opportunity for liftoff on Aug. 1 at 11:43 a.m.

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According to SpaceX, if the launch is successful, this will mark the spacecraft’s sixth launch to space, making it SpaceX’s most-flown Crew Dragon.

Crew-11 consists of NASA astronaut and commander Zena Cardman, pilot Mike Fincke and mission specialists Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov.

This flight marks the 11th crew rotation mission under SpaceX’s human space transportation system and the company’s 12th astronaut flight to the station, including the Demo-2 test flight, through NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

For over two decades, humans have been living and working aboard the space station, advancing scientific research and testing new technologies. The ISS serves as a vital testbed for NASA to study the challenges of long-duration spaceflight and to foster commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit.

If all goes well, the crew will dock at the ISS on Aug. 2 at approximately 3 a.m.

The four Crew-11 astronauts will be relieving Crew-10 , who will return to Earth a few days later.

Crew-11 will then spend six months aboard the ISS. The mission’s return to Earth is scheduled for 2026.

According to SpaceX, during its time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct new research to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth.