Archive · 2 Aug 2025
SpaceX Delivers International Astronauts to ISS in 15 Hours
A SpaceX rocket delivered a new team of astronauts to the International Space Station.
This team is made up of people from the United States, Russia, and Japan.
They will live and work on the space station for around half a year.
The trip to the ISS was fast, taking only about 15 hours.
There are now a lot of people on the space station, but some will be going home soon.
The new astronauts are excited to start their work and look out at the Earth from space.
SpaceX delivered a four-person crew to the International Space Station.
The crew includes astronauts from the U.S., Russia, and Japan.
The launch occurred from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Astronauts will spend at least six months on the ISS.
Arrival increased the ISS population to 11 temporarily.
- Who
- Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov
- What
- SpaceX delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- International Space Station
- Why
- To conduct research and continue operations on the ISS.
- Mission Name
- Crew-11
- Rocket Used
- Falcon 9
- Launch Location
- Kennedy Space Center
- Crew Members
- Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, Oleg Platonov
- Arrival Time
- 15 hours after launch
- ISS Population
- 11 (temporarily)
Sources
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