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NASA, SpaceX Set Target Date for Crew-11’s Return to Earth (News Release)
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions.
On January 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. Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share more details about the crew member.
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will splash down off the coast of California at approximately 3:40 a.m. on Thursday, January 15.
Mission managers continue monitoring conditions in the recovery area, as undocking of the SpaceX Dragon depends on spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather, sea states and other factors. NASA and SpaceX will select a specific splashdown time and location closer to the Crew-11 spacecraft undocking.
NASA’s coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):
Wednesday, January 14
3 p.m. – Hatch closure coverage begins
3:30 p.m. – Hatch closing
4:45 p.m. – Undocking coverage begins
5 p.m. – Undocking
Thursday, January 15
2:15 a.m. – Return coverage begins
2:50 a.m. – Deorbit burn
3:40 a.m. – Splashdown
5:45 a.m. – Return to Earth media news conference
NASA will share more details about its coverage plans in the coming days.
Source: NASA.Gov
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