NASA And SpaceX Launch Crew-11 Mission To International Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA AUGUST 1: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) 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 at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is NASA’s 11th crew rotation and 12th human spaceflight mission to the Space Station supported by the Dragon spacecraft since 2020, as part of the agency Commercial Crew Program. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)