SpaceX Crew Dragon ‘Endeavour’ Prepares for July 31 Astronaut Launch

Quick Summary

• SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Arrival: SpaceX moved its crew Dragon capsule “Endeavour” to the hangar at Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the July 31, 2025 launch of the crew-11 mission.
• Crew-11 Mission Details: The mission will send four astronauts-NASA’s Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan’s Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos’ Oleg platonov-to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month stint. This includes first flights for Cardman and Platonov.
• Relief of Existing ISS Occupants: The crew will replace astronauts from SpaceX’s ongoing Crew-10 mission currently aboard the ISS as March 16.
• Capsule History: Endeavour is on its sixth flight,having conducted more astronaut missions than any other SpaceX capsule. Notably, it was part of Demo-2 in 2020, SpaceX’s first-ever crewed flight.

!Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour
Endeavour moved to Kennedy hangar ahead of launch.
(Image Credit: SpaceX via X)

!Interior Hangar Pad View
Inside view of Endeavour at Pad 39A.
(image Credit: SpaceX via X)

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Indian Opinion Analysis

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