CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: Crew-11 mission astronauts walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronaut Mike Fincke ( L-R), NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: Crew-11 mission astronauts walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (L-R), NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov speaks to family members outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Platonov along with NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui waves to family members outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Yui along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman gestures to family members outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cardman along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, Platonov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: Crew-11 mission astronauts walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (L-R), NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (not shown) will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui greets family members outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Yui along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman waves to family members outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cardman along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, Platonov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui waits to depart after greeting family members outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Yui along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman will live and work aboard the ISS for at least six months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )