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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Expedition 73 crew is turning its attention to the arrival of a new crew next week then getting ready to split up shortly afterward. In the meantime, human research, robotics, and lab maintenance wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers from NASA and station Commander […]
NASA and SpaceX managers, along with international partners, are meeting at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today for the Crew-11 mission’s Flight Readiness Review, as teams finalize preparations for the 11th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. During the next several hours, […]
Thursday’s research aboard the International Space Station explored ways to control robots on a planetary surface and how microgravity affects exercise and digestion. The Expedition 73 crew is also in the middle of its preparations to welcome a new crew then split up.
The Expedition 73 crew is preparing to split up in early August while another crew on the ground is beginning final preparations for a launch to the International Space Station next week. Meanwhile, the orbital residents continue their human research activities, space exercise studies, and lab maintenance duties on Wednesday.
The four crew members slated to fly aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission entered quarantine on Thursday, July 17, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The start of NASA’s routine health stabilization program is one of the last major milestones before they travel from Houston to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation […]
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Thursday, July 10, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. First is an overview news conference at 12 p.m. EDT with mission leadership discussing final launch and mission preparations on the agency’s YouTube channel. […]
