SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Thursday, July 31 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 11th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-11) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is targeted for 12:09 p.m. ET, with a backup opportunity available on Friday, August 1 at 11:43 a.m. ET.
SpaceX’s live webcast of this mission will begin about one hour prior to liftoff, which you can watch on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
NASA will send astronauts Zena Cardman, and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platono
The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew the Demo-2, Crew-2, Ax-1, Crew-6, and Crew-8 missions to and from the space station. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
During their 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.