July 31 (UPI) -- SpaceX's Crew-11 is set to launch from Florida to the International Space Station on Thursday afternoon.
The mission is scheduled for 12:09 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center aboard a Falcon 9 Rocket.
"I'm so eager to see this mission launch, but as always, we launch when we're ready. With a little luck, we'll see a launch soon, and we'll also see a crew come home soon," said Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, during a prelaunch briefing. "But be patient with us. Let's make sure that the vehicle is ready to go and that our team is really certain before we hit the button."
Crew-11 astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov will take 39 hours to reach the ISS. Arrival time is estimated at 3 a.m. on Aug 2.
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