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SpaceX Resolves Static Fire Anomaly, Sets Crew-11 Launch for July 31

Both Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Endeavour are confirmed healthy on the pad following completion of corrective actions

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule sits atop a Falcon Nine rocket at Launch Complex 39A before NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 crew members, Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, Pilot Mike Fincke of U.S., Commander Zena Cardman of U.S., and Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui of Japan's JAXA, walk from the Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center for transport to Launch Complex 39A ahead of their launch to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., July 31, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
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Overview

  • SpaceX corrected a false transporter erector cradle arm sensor reading and fixed an engine controller issue before completing a successful static fire test.
  • Crew-11 is scheduled to launch July 31 at 12:09 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A and is expected to dock autonomously at the ISS’s Harmony module around 3 a.m. ET on August 2.
  • The Falcon 9 booster B1094 will fly for the third time and Crew Dragon Endeavour will undertake its sixth mission, highlighting SpaceX’s reusability goals.
  • Commander Zena Cardman, Pilot Mike Fincke, Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui and Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will embark on a six-month science expedition aboard the International Space Station.
  • Crew-11 marks the eleventh operational rotation under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and exemplifies cooperation between NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos to maintain continuous human presence in low Earth orbit.