NASA, SpaceX Managers: Crew-11 Mission ?Go for Launch
NASA and SpaceX teams completed the final major review ? the Launch Readiness Review ? for the agency's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, with mission leaders polling "go" to proceed into the launch count. The four crew members of Crew-11 are scheduled to liftoff no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A news conference with mission leadership will begin at about 5:30 p.m. EDT and can be viewed on NASA's YouTube channel. Participants include:
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft.
Weather officials with the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron predict a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for liftoff, with the cumulous cloud rule as the primary weather concern.
Live launch day coverage of the Crew-11 launch will begin Thursday, July 31 at 8 a.m. EDT on NASA+, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.
Jason Costa
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