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After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their science expedition aboard the International Space Station.<\/p>\n
NASA astronauts\u00a0Zena Cardman\u00a0and\u00a0Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui,\u00a0and\u00a0Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will answer questions about their mission. The crew members\u00a0returned to Earth on Jan. 15, splashing down off the coast of San Diego, and arrived in Houston on Friday, where they will undergo standard postflight reconditioning and evaluations.<\/p>\n
NASA will provide live coverage on the agency\u2019s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of additional online platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n
Media are invited to attend in person or virtually. For in-person attendance, contact the NASA Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. CST, Tuesday, Jan. 20, at jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov or 281-483-5111. Media participating by phone must dial into the news conference no later than 10 minutes prior to the start of the event to ask questions. Questions also may be submitted on social media using #AskNASA. A copy of NASA\u2019s media accreditation policy is available on the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n
The crew spent more than five months in space, including 165 days aboard the orbiting laboratory, traveling nearly 71 million miles, and completing more than 2,670 orbits around Earth. While living and working aboard the station, the crew completed hundreds of science experiments and technology demonstrations.<\/p>\n
Get the latest NASA space station news, images, and features on Instagram, Facebook, and X.<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is opening access to low Earth orbit and the space station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities. For more than 25 years, people have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies that enable us to prepare for human exploration of the Moon as we prepare for Mars.<\/p>\n
Learn more about NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program at:<\/p>\n
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Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov \/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov \u00a0<\/p>\n
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
anna.c.schneider@nasa.gov \/ shaneequa.y.vereen@nasa.gov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n