SpaceX Crew-11 set for splashdown off San Diego coast

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are about an hour away from splashing down aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of San Diego, California, and live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime and the agency’s YouTube channel.

The deorbit burn is scheduled to begin at 2:51 a.m. EST, with splashdown scheduled for approximately 3:41 a.m. EST. Weather conditions remain favorable and are “go” at the primary splashdown site.

On Jan. 8, NASA decided to return Crew-11 earlier than originally planned as teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the International Space Station; the crew member is stable. Viewers can follow the commercial crew blog, @NASASpaceOps and @space_station on X, and the International Space Station’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for updates.

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