SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Prepares To Launch NASA's Crew-11 Mission

The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Crew-11 mission (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA SpaceX has moved the Falcon 9 rocket to its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center, on Sunday, July 27. This rocket will be used to launch the Crew-11 mission initiated by NASA.

Falcon 9 will push the Dragon Crew spacecraft into space before it advances to the International Space Station (ISS). After landing on the ISS, the four astronauts will run various science research for several months.

Now Falcon 9 has been placed in a vertical upright position. This rocket is targeted to launch no later than Thursday, July 31 at 12.09 local time.

On this launch mission, SpaceX will escort astronauts from NASA, the Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Roscosmos (Russian space agency). Two astronauts from NASA are Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke.

Meanwhile, astronauts from JAXA are Kimiya Yui and the cosmonauts of Roscosmos are Oleg Kalimanov. NASA stated that the four astronauts will conduct the latest scientific research at the space laboratory.

A number of studies were conducted to prepare for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit. Other research results are also expected to provide benefits to researchers on Earth or for humans as a whole.

In addition to the prepared rockets, the four astronauts have also arrived at the Kennedy Space Center. The four of them are currently being quarantined and will carry out pre-flight operations at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Examination Building.