SpaceX Crew-11

SpaceX Crew-11 is the eleventh operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 19th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission transported 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 launched on August 1, 2025 at 15:43:42 UTC (11:43:42 am EDT) and docked with the ISS the next day.^[2]

SpaceX Crew-11

Launch of Crew-11
Names	USCV-11
Mission type	ISS crew transport
Operator	SpaceX
COSPAR ID	2025-166A
SATCAT no.	65077
Mission duration	10 days, 11 hours and 32 minutes (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Crew Dragon Endeavour
Spacecraft type	Crew Dragon
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Crew
Crew size	4
Members	Zena Cardman Michael Fincke Kimiya Yui Oleg Platonov
Expedition	Expedition 73/74
Start of mission
Launch date	August 1, 2025, 15:43:42 UTC (11:43:42 am EDT)[1]
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1094-3), Flight 512
Launch site	Kennedy, LC‑39A
End of mission
Landing site	Pacific Ocean (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude	192 km (119 mi)
Apogee altitude	214 km (133 mi)
Inclination	51.65°
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Harmony zenith
Docking date	August 2, 2025, 06:26:56 UTC
Time docked	9 days, 20 hours and 48 minutes (in progress)
NASA (left), SpaceX (middle), and JAXA (right) mission patches Clockwise, from top left: Platonov, Yui, Cardman, and Fincke Commercial Crew Program ← SpaceX Crew-10 SpaceX Crew-12 → Crew Dragon flights ← Axiom Mission 4 SpaceX Crew-12 →

Crew

Zena Cardman was originally assigned to SpaceX Crew-9,^[3] but she and Stephanie Wilson were removed from that flight,^[4] 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,^[5] 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.^[6]

Prime crew

Position[7]	Crew
Commander	Zena Cardman, NASA Expedition 73/74 First spaceflight
Pilot	Michael Fincke, NASA Expedition 73/74 Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1	Kimiya Yui, JAXA Expedition 73/74 Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2	Oleg Platonov, Roscosmos Expedition 73/74 First spaceflight

Backup crew

Position[8]	Crew
Mission Specialist 2	Oleg Artemyev, Roscosmos

Mission

Attempt	Planned	Result	Turnaround	Reason	Decision point	Weather go (%)	Notes
1	31 Jul 2025, 12:09:20 pm	Scrubbed	—	Weather	31 Jul 2025, 12:08 pm ​(T−00:01:07)	90%[9]	Storm clouds at launch pad.
2	1 Aug 2025, 11:43:42 am	Success	0 days 23 hours 34 minutes			75%[10]

The eleventh SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program was scheduled for launch on July 31, 2025, but was scrubbed due to weather.^[9]

The mission marked the final landing of a Falcon 9 booster on Landing Zone 1, which was then retired,^[11] and the fastest Crew Dragon rendezvous to date.^[12]

Gallery

SpaceX Crew-11

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  Crew-11 astronauts walk out from the O&C Building
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  Crew Dragon Endeavour approaches the ISS