NASA’s Crew-11 Dragon Crewmembers Doing Well

Mark Carreau January 21, 2026
Crew-11 crew return to Ellington Field with Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, Kimya Yui and Oleg Platonov. NASA/Robert Markowitz
Crew-11 crewmembers, left to right, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, Kimya Yui and Oleg Platonov.
 
Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
HOUSTON—Less than a week after their expedited return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), the four members of NASA’s Crew-11 Dragon mission appeared healthy and in good spirits as they gathered for a Jan. 21 news briefing at Johnson Space Center (JSC) here. They expressed confidence...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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