SpaceX Crew-11

SpaceX Crew-11
Artists' rendering of a Crew Dragon in space
NamesUSCV-11
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endeavour
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
ExpeditionExpedition 73/74
Start of mission
Launch dateNET 31 July 2025, 16:09:20 UTC (12:09:20 PM EDT) (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1094-3)
Launch siteKennedy, LC‑39A
End of mission
Landing dateApril 2026 (planned)[2]
Landing sitePacific Ocean (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony zenith (planned)
Docking date2 August 2025 07:12 UTC (planned)
Undocking dateApril 2026 (planned)
Time docked180 days (planned)

NASA mission patch

Clockwise, from top left: Platonov, Yui, Cardman, and Fincke

SpaceX Crew-11 is scheduled to be the eleventh operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 19th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission will transport four crew members – NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Michael Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov — to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is scheduled to launch on 31 July 2025.

Crew

Prime crew
Position[3] Crew
Commander United States Zena Cardman, NASA
Expedition 73/74
First spaceflight
Pilot United States Michael Fincke, NASA
Expedition 73/74
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Japan Kimiya Yui, JAXA
Expedition 73/74
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Oleg Platonov, Roscosmos
Expedition 73/74
First spaceflight

Mission

The eleventh SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled for launch on 31 July 2025.

Zena Cardman was originally assigned to SpaceX Crew-9,[4] but she and Stephanie Wilson were removed from that flight,[5] which launched with only two crew members and returned with the crew of the Boeing Crew Flight Test due to issues with the Boeing Starliner Calypso,[6] while Michael Fincke and Kimiya Yui were initially assigned to Boeing Starliner-1, but they were reassigned to Crew-11 due to ongoing testing with the Boeing Starliner capsule.[7]

References

  1. ^ "SpaceX Crew-11". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ Niles-Carnes, Elyna (15 October 2024). "NASA Updates 2025 Commercial Crew Plan". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission". nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. ^ "NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission". NASA. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch". NASA. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  6. ^ "NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule". AP News. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ^ Robinson-Smith, Will (28 March 2025). "NASA switches Starliner crew to SpaceX Dragon as testing continues on troubled Boeing capsule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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