NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, carrying a four-person team representing the United States, Japan and Russia. The crew will join the seven astronauts already aboard the station and begin a six-month stay in space. NBC’s Marissa Parra reports for TODAY from the Kennedy Space Center.

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.