NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman Appointed to Lead SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to ISS

Portrait of NASA Astronaut & Crew-11 Commander Zena Cardman

Portrait of NASA Astronaut & Crew-11 Commander Zena CardmanNASA astronaut Zena Cardman posed for a portrait in a photography studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.NASA astronauts Commander Zena Cardman and Pilot Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Russia will join crew members aboard the International Space St…

Isaacman Nomination Hearing Set for April 9

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA Administrator next week. If confirmed, he will be the agency’s 15th Administrator. President Trump announced his intention to nominate Isaacman in December. A billionaire entrepreneur who has made two trips to orbit on Elon Musk’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, with more planned, Isaacman currently runs the payment processing company…

NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman Appointed to Lead SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to ISS

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman has been appointed to lead the upcoming SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is scheduled for launch in July. Cardman will take command of the four-member crew following her removal from a previous mission last year. She will be accompanied by Pilot Mike Fincke from NASA, Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mission Specialist Oleg Pla…

NASA Announces SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch in the coming months to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory.NASA astronauts Commander Zena Cardman and Pilot Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov will join crew members …