Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-27-2025 04:29 PM
Please use this topic to discuss SpaceX's Crew Dragon Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-01-2025 10:32 AM
SpaceX's Crew-11 launch is targeted for late July or early August with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, commander and Mike Fincke, pilot; JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, both mission specialists.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-10-2025 10:59 AM
NASA video
Watch as NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission leadership discuss final preparations.
Participants:
Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate representative
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy
Bill Spetch, operations integration manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
Mayumi Matsuura, vice president and director general, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-10-2025 11:11 AM
NASA is targeting the Crew-11 launch for no earlier than July 31 at about 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT). Docking would follow 39 hours later at about 3:00 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT) on Aug. 2.
Back-up opportunities on Aug. 1, 2, and 3.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-10-2025 12:47 PM
NASA video
In a live news briefing from Johnson Space Center, the four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 discuss their upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-24-2025 03:38 PM
Upcoming events:
Saturday, July 26
1 p.m. EDT – Crew-11 arrival at NASA Kennedy
Wednesday, July 30
5:30 p.m. EDT – Prelaunch news conference with:
Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate
Steve Stich, manager, NASA's Commercial Crew Program
Dana Weigel, manager, NASA's International Space Station Program
William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX
Sergei Krikalev, deputy director general, Manned and Automated Complexes, Roscosmos
Naoki Nagai, program manager, International Space Station, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA
Thursday, July 31
8 a.m. EDT – Launch coverage begins
12:09 p.m. EDT – Launch
1:30 p.m. EDT – Postlaunch news conference with:
Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate
Steve Stich, manager, NASA's Commercial Crew Program
Dana Weigel, manager, NASA's International Space Station Program
Sergei Krikalev, deputy director general, Manned and Automated Complexes, Roscosmos
Kazuyoshi Kawasaki, associate director general, Space Exploration Center/Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center, JAXA
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
Saturday, Aug. 2
1 a.m. EDT – Arrival coverage begins
3 a.m. EDT – Targeted docking to the space-facing port of the station's Harmony module.
4:45 a.m. EDT – Hatch opening
5:30 a.m. EDT – Welcome ceremony
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-26-2025 10:50 AM
NASA video
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will arrive Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for their mission to the International Space Station.
SpaceAngel Member
Posts: 527 From: Maryland Registered: May 2010
posted 07-27-2025 06:28 AM
How's the weather outlooks for Thursday's launch attempt?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-29-2025 03:27 PM
According to NASA as of three hours ago, there is a predicted 85 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff on July 31.
SpaceX today completed the static fire of the Falcon 9 after an attempt on Monday (July 28) ended in an abort.
The test auto-aborted at T-57 seconds due to an error with the transporter erector's cradle arm position indication. The arm functioned correctly and teams are reviewing data.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-30-2025 03:57 PM
NASA video
NASA and the agency's partners preview the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-31-2025 08:30 AM
The custom license plates for the SpaceX Tesla Model X crew transport vehicles that brought the Crew-11 astronauts to the launch pad read "LIVE," "LAUGH" and "LAUNCH," a nod to popular slogan that appeared on home decor items and motivational posters "Live, Laugh, Love."
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-31-2025 11:10 AM
A scrub was called at the T-minus 1 minute mark due to violation of weather rules. A storm front rolled into the area of Launch Complex 39A, violating the cumulus cloud rule.
The next attempt will be on Friday (Aug. 1) at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 GMT). There is a predicted 85 percent chance of favorable weather conditions at launch time with cumulus clouds again being the primary concern.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-01-2025 07:08 AM
NASA video
Watch as the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission launch to the station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 UTC) on Friday, Aug. 1.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-01-2025 10:43 AM
Liftoff! Crew-11 is now on their way to space!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-01-2025 11:32 AM
NASA video
Following the successful launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission on Friday, Aug. 1, experts from NASA and our mission partners share updates and answer media questions in a postlaunch news conference.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54999 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-01-2025 09:36 PM
NASA video
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are scheduled to dock in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at approximately 3 a.m. EDT (0700 UTC) on Saturday, Aug. 2. The hatches between Dragon and the station are scheduled to open at about 4:45 a.m. EDT (0845 UTC), with a welcome ceremony at 5:45 a.m. EDT (0945 UTC).
posted 03-27-2025 04:29 PM
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