NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on August 1, 2025, at 11:43 a.m. Eastern Time from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission carried four astronauts: NASA's Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. The Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, on its sixth flight, was launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket and marked the 20th human spaceflight launch from U.S. soil since the Space Shuttle Atlantis's final flight in 2011. The launch overcame challenging weather conditions, including thunderstorms, with a 60% chance of favorable weather at liftoff. The Falcon 9 first stage successfully landed at Landing Zone 1 shortly after liftoff. The Crew-11 spacecraft reached orbit and safely docked with the ISS at approximately 2:27 a.m. ET on August 2, joining the Expedition 73 crew. The hatches between the Dragon and the space station opened at 3:46 a.m. ET, and all four astronauts entered the ISS to begin a planned six-month mission. This flight is the 11th crew rotation mission under NASA's Commercial Crew Program and is expected to support scientific research in preparation for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit.