Summary
An international crew launched on SpaceX's Crew-11 mission from Florida to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew includes astronauts from NASA, Japan's space agency, and Russia. They will live and work on the ISS for about six months, conducting scientific experiments.
Key Facts
- SpaceX launched Crew-11 to the ISS on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
- The mission includes NASA's Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui, and Russia's Oleg Platonov.
- The crew will conduct experiments on plant cell division and the effects of microgravity on viruses.
- Another experiment focuses on producing a high volume of human stem cells.
- Crew-11 marks SpaceX's 12th mission with NASA astronauts to the ISS under the Commercial Crew Program.
- The ISS has had people living on it continuously since October 31, 2000.
- Zena Cardman is making her first trip to space as the mission commander.
- The ISS is expected to be retired by the end of the decade.
