Overview

• Crew-11 autonomously docked at the ISS Harmony module at 3 a.m. EDT on August 2, initiating Expedition 74 after a handover with Crew-10.
• The crew comprises NASA commander Zena Cardman (first flight) and pilot Mike Fincke (fourth flight), JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (second flight), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (first flight).
• Dragon Endeavour made its sixth flight atop a Falcon 9 rocket, reinforcing SpaceX’s reusable spacecraft strategy.
• Over the next six months, the team will conduct lunar landing simulations, human vision safeguards, stem cell cultivation, and phage therapy studies to advance long-duration mission readiness.
• Crew-11 represents the 11th rotation under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, sustaining uninterrupted ISS staffing and supporting Artemis and future Mars exploration.