The SpaceX Crew-11 mission crew began a two-week quarantine on July 17 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Michael Fincke, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui went into isolation. This stage completes preparations before being sent to the cosmodrome in Florida, where the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is planned.
The quarantine program aims to eliminate contact with the outside world and reduce the risk of infection. All crew interactions with others occur remotely, and only family members and mission specialists who have passed medical screening are granted access to them.
Before the start of quarantine, the Crew-11 participants completed a training course at NASA and SpaceX facilities in Texas, California, and Florida. In Hawthorne, they trained on a Dragon spacecraft simulator, practicing all stages of the flight — from launch to return.
Water survival training was conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. At Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, the crew studied the emergency evacuation system and tested spacesuits and the spacecraft interface.
The launch of the Crew-11 mission to the ISS is scheduled for July 31 at 12:09 PM Eastern Time (16:09 UTC). The flight on the Dragon spacecraft is designed for six months and includes a scientific program on board the station.
Read more on the topic:
No time for sanctions in space: cosmonauts Artemyev and Platonov will fly on Crew Dragon
Russian cosmonauts may fly to the ISS on American Crew Dragon ships
Roscosmos revealed which of the Russian cosmonauts will be the last to visit the ISS
