
jsc2025e032495 (March 18, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov conducts training for the unlikely event of an emergency at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/David DeHoyos

jsc2025e064536 (March 6, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission specialist and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov participates in a training session at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. His name, “O. Platonov” is prominently shown with the Russian flag. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064538 (March 6, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission specialist and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov participates in a training session at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064535 (March 6, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission specialist and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov poses for a photo during a training session at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Credit SpaceX

jsc2025e064537 (March 6, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission specialist and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov participates in a training session at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e041087 (April 9, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, trains inside a Dragon training crew spacecraft at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.

jsc2025e012017_alt (Feb. 24, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission Oleg Platonov poses for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2025e012009_alt (Feb. 26, 2026) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission Oleg Platonov poses for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2025e041096 (April 11, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, participates in a training session at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

jsc2025e007980 (Feb. 20, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov poses for a photo during an interview in a studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, before his upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2025e007964 (Feb. 20, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov poses for a photo during an interview in a studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, before his upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2025e032524 (March 18, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (left) and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (right) conduct training for the unlikely event of an emergency at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/David DeHoyos

jsc2025e034093 (Dec. 5, 2024) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, a mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, trains for his mission at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California.

jsc2025e034086 (Dec. 4, 2024) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, a mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, trains for his mission at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California.

jsc2025e034087 (Dec. 4, 2024) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, a mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, trains for his mission at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California.

jsc2025e060298 (May 19, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, mission specialist of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

iss073e0547546 (Aug. 27, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Oleg Platonov is pictured with an air sampling device to detect and analyze trace contaminants such as carbon dioxide and ammonia to ensure a safe breathable environment aboard the International Space Station.

iss073e0505486 (Aug. 2, 2025) --- NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos is welcomed aboard the International Space Station by Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers of NASA after the Dragon crew spaceraft docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port.

iss073e0422705 (Aug. 4, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Oleg Platonov conducts research operations inside the International Space Station's Nauka science module to learn how his balance and sensory perception are adapting to microgravity.

jsc2025e034094 (Sept. 25, 2024) --- From left to right, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui pose for a photo at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California.

jsc2025e064544 (July 3, 2025) --- The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission train for their upcoming trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064550 (July 3, 2025) --- The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission train for their upcoming trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064551 (July 3, 2025) --- The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission train for their upcoming trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. Credit: SpaceX

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke waves to agency leadership as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission launch, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch at 11:43 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission launch, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch at 11:43 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission launch, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch at 11:43 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke waves as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission launch, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch at 11:43 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, right, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission launch, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch at 11:43 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, talk to family and friends as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission launch, Thursday, July 31, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch at 12:09 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission launch, Thursday, July 31, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch at 12:09 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission launch, Thursday, July 31, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch at 12:09 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

jsc2025e041955 (Feb. 26, 2025) --- The official crew portrait of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members. Front row, from left, are Pilot Mike Fincke and Commander Zena Cardman, both NASA astronauts. In the back from left, are Mission Specialists Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos and Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exporation Agency).

jsc2025e041105 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew poses for a group picture during a training session at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e041106 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew poses for a group picture during a training session at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e041101 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew participates in a training session at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.

jsc2025e032867 (March 20, 2025) --- From left to right, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov conduct training scenarios with their instructor (far left) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/David DeHoyos

jsc2025e064546 (July 3, 2025) --- The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission pose for a photo during a training session for their upcoming trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064548 (July 3, 2025) --- The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission train for their upcoming trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui (left) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are both mission specialists of the mission. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064547 (July 3, 2025) --- The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission pose for a photo during a training session for their upcoming trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064549 (July 3, 2025) --- The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission pose for a photo during a training session for their upcoming trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. Credit: SpaceX

From left, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov conduct leak checks for their SpaceX spacesuits inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the second launch attempt NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. Yui, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.

jsc2025e041092 (April 9, 2025) --- The four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station train inside a Dragon training crew spacecraft at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. From left to right: NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e041109 (April 25, 2025) --- The four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station are pictured inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e041083 (April 9, 2025) --- The four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station train inside a Dragon training crew spacecraft at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e032872 (March 20, 2025) --- From left to right, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov conduct training scenarios inside a space station mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/David DeHoyos

jsc2025e041091 (April 9, 2025) --- The four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station train inside a Dragon training crew spacecraft at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. From left to right: NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e011960_alt (Feb. 26, 2025) --- The official portrait of the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. From left, are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov; NASA astronaut and Pilot Mike Fincke; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui; and NASA astronaut and Commander Zena Cardman.

jsc2024e074731 (Nov. 13, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew poses for a portrait at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left to right: JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, and NASA astronaut Mike Fincke. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2025e041093 (April 11, 2025) --- The four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station are pictured inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e041094 (April 11, 2025) --- The four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station are pictured inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2024e070781 (Sept. 25, 2024) --- The four crew members that comprise NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission pose for a photo in front of a spacecraft at the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California. From left are, pilot Mike Fincke, commander Zena Cardman, and mission Specialists Oleg Platonov and Kimiya Yui. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e034095 (Sept. 25, 2024) --- From left to right, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui pose for a photo at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e041097 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew pose for a photo by an emergency egress vehicle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Astronauts would use the emergency egress vehicle to quickly leave the launch area in the unlikely event of an emergency. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e041099 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew pose for a photo by an emergency egress vehicle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Astronauts would use the emergency egress vehicle to quickly leave the launch area in the unlikely event of an emergency. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e041098 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew pose for a photo by an emergency egress vehicle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Astronauts would use the emergency egress vehicle to quickly leave the launch area in the unlikely event of an emergency. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2025e041100 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew pose for a photo by an emergency egress vehicle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Astronauts would use the emergency egress vehicle to quickly leave the launch area in the unlikely event of an emergency. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.

jsc2024e074729 (Nov. 13, 2024) --- The crew members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 74 crew pose for a group photo after a training session at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Back row from left, Kimiya Yui, Oleg Platonov, Sergei Mikaev, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov. Front row from left: Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and Chris Williams.

iss073-s-002b (Oct. 16, 2024) --- The updated official portrait of the International Space Station's seven-member Expedition 73 crew from three different space agencies. Seated in the front row are NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman. In the back row from left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov; NASA astronaut Jonny Kim; Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

iss074-s-002 (Oct. 16, 2024) --- The official portrait of the Expedition 74 crew on the International Space Station. Top row from left, Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Zena Cardman, both NASA astronauts, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos Flight Engineer Oleg Platonov. Bottom row, Roscosmos Flight Engineer Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, NASA astronaut Chris Williams, and Roscosmos Flight Engineer Sergei Mikaev.

From front left NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 31, 2025, during the first attempt of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. From top left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket for its second attempt at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov signs his name next to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission logo inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, July 28, 2025.. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket will send NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Platonov to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 31, 2025, from NASA Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the second launch attempt of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Platonov, are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.

jsc2025e045913 (May 14, 2025) --- From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui pose for a photo after participating in a training simulation inside a mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2025e045053 (May 14, 2025) --- The International Space Station’s Expedition 74 crew, including NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and Chris Williams, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos Cosmonauts Oleg Platonov and Sergey Kud-Sverchokov participate in a training simulation inside a mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2025e045914 (May 14, 2025) --- From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Kimiya Yui pose for a photo after participating in a training simulation inside a mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

A long exposure image captures the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crew-11, carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, are on their way to the International Space Station for a long duration mission.

iss073e1051940 (Nov. 8, 2025) --- All seven members of the Expedition 73 crew gather for a portrait during dinnertime at the galley inside the International Space Station’s Unity module. In the foreground, holding the camera for a group selfie, is Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritsky. In the back, from left, are JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut and station commander Sergey Ryzhikov, NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.

iss073e0508120 (Aug. 15, 2025) --- The seven-member Expedtion 73 crew gathers together for a dinnertime portrait inside the galley of the International Space Station's Unity module. In the front from left are, Flight Engineers Zena Cardman of NASA, Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Jonny Kim of NASA. In the back are, Flight Engineers Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos and Mike Fincke of NASA, and station Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, both from Roscosmos.

iss073e0420899 (Aug. 3, 2025) --- Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the International Space Station's Unity module for a portrait. In the front row, from left are, Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Zena Cardman of NASA, Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, and Mike Fincke of NASA. In the second row are, Nichole Ayers of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and Anne McClain of NASA. In the back are, Takuya Onishi of JAXA, Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos, Jonny Kim of NASA, and Alexey Zubritsky of Roscosmos.

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, provides remarks at a briefing as NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, prepare for launch from Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, July 31, 2025. The launch was scrubbed due to weather and is now scheduled for 11:43 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, provides remarks at a briefing as NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, prepare for launch from Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, July 31, 2025. The launch was scrubbed due to weather and is now scheduled for 11:43 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, provides remarks at a briefing as NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, prepared for launch from Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, July 31, 2025. The launch was scrubbed due to weather and is now scheduled for 11:43 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

A long exposure image captures the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crew-11, carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, are on their way to the International Space Station for a long duration mission.

iss073e1129528 (Nov. 2, 2025) --- The seven-member Expedition 73 crew poses for a portrait commemorating 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station. In the front row from left are, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, Roscosmos cosmonaut and station Commander Sergey Ryzhikov, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritsky. In the back row are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui.

Nicole Jordan, NASA operations manager for the Commercial Crew Program, monitors the countdown during a dress rehearsal in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Monday, July 28, 2025, in the control room of SpaceX’s HangerX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch on 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Emily Nelson, NASA's chief flight director, monitors the countdown during a dress rehearsal in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Monday, July 28, 2025, in the control room of SpaceX’s HangerX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch on 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Melissa Mierzwa, a propulsions system engineer at NASA, monitors the countdown during a dress rehearsal in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Monday, July 28, 2025, in the control room of SpaceX’s HangerX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch on 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Zeb Scoville, NASA's deputy chief flight director, monitors the countdown during a dress rehearsal in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Monday, July 28, 2025, in the control room of SpaceX’s HangerX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch on 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Nicole Jordan, NASA operations manager for the Commercial Crew Program, right, monitors the countdown during a dress rehearsal in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Monday, July 28, 2025, in the control room of SpaceX’s HangerX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are scheduled to launch on 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 31, 2025, during its first attempt of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Platonov, are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket for its second attempt at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday. Aug. 1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 31, 2025, during its first attempt of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Platonov, are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket for its second attempt at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday. Aug. 1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 31, 2025, during its first attempt of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Platonov, are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket for its second attempt at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday. Aug. 1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/\392055000136#1\)

Members of NASA and SpaceX management watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on the Crew-11 mission with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from the control room of SpaceX’s HangerX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Members of NASA’s management team watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on the Crew-11 mission with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from the control room of SpaceX’s HangerX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 lands at Landing Zone 1 after launching the company’s Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is the eleventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)