Wednesday, January 21, 2026

NASA's Crew-11 Dragon Spacecraft Departure | International Space Station

NASA's Crew-11 Dragon Spacecraft Departure | International Space Station



Clockwise from left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman along with Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos (Russia) and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft and the International Space Station's Harmony module.
Crew-11 Mission emblem

The SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft, with its nosecone open, backs away from the International Space Station after undocking earlier from the Harmony module's space-facing port on January 14, 2026. Inside Dragon is Crew-11 Commander Zena Cardman and Pilot Mike Fincke, both NASA astronauts, with Mission Specialists Kimiya Yui of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos of Russia.

Follow Expedition 74:

Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.


Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center
Date: Jan. 14, 2026
 

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