The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission train for their upcoming trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui.
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission are pictured inside the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft during a training session at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency} astronaut Kimiya Yui.
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At 3:29 p.m. EST, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. 

The spacecraft now is scheduled to autonomously undock from the orbiting laboratory at 5:20 p.m. for its return to Earth. NASA’s undocking coverage begins at 5 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. 

Following the conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA will distribute audio-only discussions between Crew-11, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit away from the orbital complex.  

Live return coverage resumes at 2:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel, through splashdown. 

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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