Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission — NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov — undock from the International Space Station, setting off to return to Earth. Splashdown will occur off the coast of California on Thursday, Jan. 15, at approximately 3:40 a.m. EST (0840 UTC).
On Jan. 8, NASA announced its decision to return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to Earth from the space station earlier than originally planned as teams monitor a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory, who is stable. The crew has spent approximately five months aboard the space station.
Learn more about the Crew-11 mission: nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-11
Follow the latest Crew-11 updates: nasa.gov/blogs/crew-11
Credit: NASA
The four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission — NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov — undock from the International Space Station, setting off to return to Earth. Splashdown will occur off the coast of California on Thursday, Jan. 15, at approximately 3:40 a.m. EST (0840 UTC).
On Jan. 8, NASA announced its decision to return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to Earth from the space station earlier than originally planned as teams monitor a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory, who is stable. The crew has spent approximately five months aboard the space station.
Learn more about the Crew-11 mission: nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-11
Follow the latest Crew-11 updates: nasa.gov/blogs/crew-11
Credit: NASA
