NASA has updated the launch date for the next crew launch to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff of the Crew-11 mission is now scheduled for 12:09 PM EDT (16:09 UTC) on July 31st from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With their launch now fast approaching, the crew is discussing their upcoming six-month mission to the ISS.
Launching onboard Crew Dragon Endeavour will be two NASA astronauts, one astronaut from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and one cosmonaut from Roscosmos. Crew-11’s commander and pilot are NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, respectively. Kimiya Yui of JAXA and Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos will serve as mission specialists.