Watch live coverage on Space Coast Daily Rocket Launch Chanel The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov to the orbiting laboratory for a science mission. This is the 11th crew rotation mission and the 12th human spaceflight mission for NASA to the space station supported by the Dragon spacecraft since 2020 as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA’s mission coverage is as follows: Saturday, July 26, 1 p.m. – Crew-11 arrival media event at NASA Kennedy with the following participants: ● Zena Cardman, spacecraft commander, NASA ● Mike Fincke, pilot, NASA ● Kimiya Yui, mission specialist, JAXA ● Oleg Platonov, mission specialist, Roscosmos Watch live coverage of the crew arrival media event on the NASA Kennedy’s social media accounts. NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. Wednesday, July 30, 5:30 p.m. – Prelaunch news conference with the following participants: ● Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate ● Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program ● Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program ● William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX ● Sergei Krikalev, deputy director general, Manned and Automated Complexes, Roscosmos ● Naoki Nagai, program manager, International Space Station, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA NASA will provide live coverage of the news conference on the agency’s YouTube channel. Thursday, July 31, 8 a.m. – Launch coverage 12:09 p.m. – Launch Following the conclusion of launch coverage, NASA will distribute audio-only discussions between Crew-11, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit to the orbital complex. NASA+ coverage resumes at the start of rendezvous and docking and continues through hatch opening and the welcoming remarks. NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. 1:30 p.m. – Postlaunch news conference with the following participants: ● Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate ● Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program ● Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program ● Sergei Krikalev, deputy director general, Manned and Automated Complexes, Roscosmos ● Kazuyoshi Kawasaki, associate director general, Space Exploration Center/Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center, JAXA ● Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX NASA will provide live coverage of the news conference on the agency’s YouTube channel. Saturday, August 2