{"id":256928,"date":"2025-07-26T02:41:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=892268"},"modified":"2025-07-26T02:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:41:41","slug":"nasa-invites-virtual-guests-to-spacex-crew-11-mission-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=256928","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Virtual Guests to SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1315&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1315\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1315&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1315&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=300&amp;h=205&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=526&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=701&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1052&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=274&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=411&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=900&amp;h=616&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202503140021\/NHQ202503140021~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=822&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company&#8217;s Dragon spacecraft launches NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, March 14, 2025, from NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA invites the public to participate as virtual guests in the launch of the agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/zena-cardman\/\">Zena Cardman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/edward-michael-mike-fincke\/\">Mike Fincke<\/a>, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the orbiting laboratory. This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth for Fincke, and the second for Yui.<\/p>\n<p>NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:09 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 31, for launch on the company\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/nasas-spacex-crew-11-mission-launch-registration-1328124218289?aff=invite\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register<\/a> to attend the launch virtually. Virtual guests will receive curated resources, interactive opportunities, mission updates, and a mission-specific collectible stamp for their virtual guest passport after liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>Discover an exciting new way to collect and share passport stamps. Print one for your virtual guest passport and get an extra one, perfect for sharing or digital collecting. Don&#8217;t have a passport yet? Print one from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/virtual-guest-passport_2nd.pdf?emrc=6883baaa98cf4\">agency&#8217;s website<\/a> and add Crew-11 to your collection.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Crew-11 mission, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA invites the public to participate as virtual guests in the launch of the agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the orbiting laboratory. 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