NASA has announced the details for the upcoming Crew-11 mission return. The planned undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for no earlier than 5:20 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January 14, 2023. This timeline is conditional upon favorable weather conditions.
The Crew-11 team includes NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. They are expected to splash down off the California coast at 3:41 a.m. EST on January 15, 2023. The decision to return early was made to monitor a medical concern involving one crew member, who is currently stable.
Live Coverage of Crew-11 Splashdown
NASA is set to provide live coverage of the Crew-11 return, which will be available on multiple platforms including NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. The schedule for the coverage is as follows:
- Wednesday, January 14:
- 3:00 p.m. – Hatch closure coverage begins
- 3:30 p.m. – Hatch closing
- 5:00 p.m. – Undocking coverage begins
- 5:20 p.m. – Undocking occurs
- Thursday, January 15:
- 2:15 a.m. – Return coverage begins
- 2:51 a.m. – Deorbit burn
- 3:41 a.m. – Splashdown
- 5:45 a.m. – News conference led by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
Following undocking, NASA will release audio communications between the Crew-11 team and flight controllers during the spacecraft’s transit away from the ISS. For members of the media interested in participating in the news conference, contact must be made with the NASA Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. CST on January 14, 2023.
Additional Information
For further updates on the Crew-11 mission, visit El-Balad’s coverage and follow NASA’s official channels. Media credentialing policies and other mission-related details can be found online.
