NASA, SpaceX clear Crew-11 for July 31 launch aboard reused Dragon spacecraft

NASA and SpaceX have confirmed that the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to launch no earlier than July 31 at 12:09 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and will send four astronauts to the ISS for a six-month stay.

The crew will travel aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour, which will be flying for the sixth time—more than any other Crew Dragon spacecraft to date. The mission will use a Falcon 9 rocket and is…