Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s eleventh rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the Worldwide Area Station for a science expedition. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is focused to launch within the late July/early August timeframe from Launch Advanced 39A on the company’s Kennedy Area Middle in Florida.
The mission contains NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, serving as commander; Mike Fincke, pilot; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Company) astronaut Kimiya Yui, mission specialist; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, mission specialist. That is the primary spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth journey for Fincke, and the second for Yui, to the orbiting laboratory.
Media accreditation deadlines for the Crew-11 launch as a part of NASA’s Industrial Crew Program are as follows:
- Worldwide media with out U.S. citizenship should apply by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 6.
- U.S. media and U.S. residents representing worldwide media organizations should apply by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 14.
All accreditation requests should be submitted on-line at:
NASA’s media accreditation policy is on-line. For questions on accreditation or particular logistical requests, electronic mail: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. Requests for area for satellite tv for pc vans, tents, or electrical connections are due by Monday, July 14.
For different questions, please contact NASA Kennedy’s newsroom at: 321-867-2468.
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425, o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371.
For launch protection and extra details about the mission, go to:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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Joshua Finch / Claire O’Shea
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov / claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov
Steve Siceloff / Stephanie Plucinsky
Kennedy Area Middle, Florida
321-867-2468
steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov / stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov
Joseph Zakrzewski
Johnson Area Middle, Houston
281-483-5111
joseph.a.zakrzewski@nasa.gov