NASA's Crew-11: The Importance of Space Exploration | International Space Station

NASA's Crew-11: The Importance of Space Exploration | International Space Station

[Weather-related delay] The four crew members of Crew-11 are now scheduled no earlier than 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, August 1, 2025, for the launch of their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the orbital outpost on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil.

Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at: 
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Once aboard the International Space Station, the Commercial Crew foursome will spend several months studying stem cell production methods to develop advanced cures, new ways to treat bacterial infections, space agriculture techniques, and more.

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke are serving as commander and pilot of the mission. The crew also has two mission specialists, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia.

The flight is the 11th crew rotation with SpaceX to the station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The crew will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare humans for future missions to the Moon, as well as benefit people on Earth.

Video Credit: NASA/SpaceX

Duration: 1 minute, 14 seconds

Release Date: July 31, 2025

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