A naukri.com initiative
Nasa
3w
30
Image Credit: Nasa
NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission
- NASA has announced the crew assignments for the SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.
- The crew includes Commander Zena Cardman and Pilot Mike Fincke from NASA, Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui from JAXA, and Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov from Roscosmos.
- They will launch no earlier than July 2025 for a long-duration science expedition.
- This mission marks the 11th crew rotation with SpaceX under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
- The crew will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to prepare for future Moon missions and benefit Earth.
- Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke bring experience from previous space missions to the Crew-11 team.
- Cardman, a geobiologist, was previously assigned to Crew-9, while Fincke has logged 382 days in space and nine spacewalks.
- Kimiya Yui, a JAXA astronaut with previous spaceflight experience, and Oleg Platonov, a cosmonaut, will also join the mission.
- Yui conducted experiments during his previous space mission, while Platonov brings a background in engineering and cosmonaut training.
- NASA's Commercial Crew Program aims to enable commercial human space transportation and expand opportunities in low Earth orbit.
Read Full Article
1 Like
For uninterrupted reading, download the app