A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 1, 2025. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are aboard the spacecraft. After the crew arrives at the International Space Station, they will perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the orbiting laboratory. Crew-11 will also contribute to NASA’s Artemis campaign by simulating Moon landing scenarios that astronauts may encounter near the lunar South Pole, showing how the space station helps prepare crews for deep space human exploration.
The flight is the 11th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Image credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
2025年8月1日，搭载SpaceX奋进号龙飞船的SpaceX猎鹰9号火箭从佛罗里达州NASA肯尼迪航天中心39A发射台成功升空。NASA宇航员泽娜·卡德曼（Zena Cardman）、迈克·芬克（Mike Fincke）、日本宇宙航空研究开发机构（JAXA）宇航员油井龟美也（Kimiya Yui）以及俄罗斯国家航天集团（Roscosmos）宇航员奥列格·普拉托诺夫（Oleg Platonov）乘坐该飞船前往国际空间站。
抵达空间站后，Crew-11成员将开展科学研究、技术演示及设备维护工作。此外，他们还将参与NASA阿尔忒弥斯计划相关的模拟任务，演练未来宇航员在月球南极附近可能遇到的着陆场景，展示空间站在深空载人探测准备中的关键作用。
此次飞行是NASA商业载人航天计划下，SpaceX执行的第11次往返国际空间站的轮换任务。
图片来源: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
