NASA and SpaceX's Crew-11 mission is made up of two U.S. astronauts, one from Japan and a Russian cosmonaut. They'll be aboard the International Space Station for six months conducting research.

Following a weather scrub, SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-11 from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. The liftoff occurred 11:43 a.m. August 1.

Four astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission at 11:43 a.m. EDT.