NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on August 1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 11:43 a.m. Eastern Time (15:43 UTC) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. The crew consists of four astronauts: NASA's Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. Despite weather concerns with a 60% chance of favorable conditions, the launch proceeded on schedule, marking the 11th crew rotation mission under NASA's Commercial Crew Program and the 20th human spaceflight launch from U.S. soil since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011. The Falcon 9 first stage successfully landed at Landing Zone 1 after liftoff. Crew-11 is on a planned six-month mission aboard the ISS, where they will conduct scientific research to prepare for future human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and benefit life on Earth. The Dragon spacecraft reached orbit and is scheduled to dock with the ISS around 2:26 a.m. Eastern Time on August 2. The crew was welcomed aboard the ISS by the Expedition 73 crew following hatch opening at 3:46 a.m. ET. This mission represents a continued international collaboration with astronauts from the U.S., Japan, and Russia working together in orbit.