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Dragon Hatches Open, Crew-12 Enters Station and Joins Expedition 74

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev have entered the International Space Station after opening the hatches at 5:14 p.m. EST between the space station and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. 

Meir, Hathaway, Adenot, and Fedyaev now join Expedition 74 crew, including NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev already aboard the orbiting laboratory. 

NASA’s live coverage continues through the welcome ceremony on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. 

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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Mark A. Garcia

SpaceX Crew-12 Docks to Station Beginning Long-Duration Mission

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev arrived at the International Space Station as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked with the orbiting complex at 3:15 p.m. EST. 

After Dragon linked up to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module, the crew aboard Dragon and the station began standard leak checks and pressurization between the spacecraft and the station in preparation for hatch opening, scheduled for about 5 p.m. 

NASA’s live coverage continues on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. 

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SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Approaching Station Live on NASA+

NASA’s live arrival coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel as NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev make their way to the International Space Station.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to dock at about 3:12 p.m. EST. Dragon is designed to dock autonomously, but the crew aboard the spacecraft and the space station will monitor its approach to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module.

When the hatches open about one hour and 45 minutes after docking, Crew-12 will join the Expedition 74 crew for a long-duration science mission aboard the orbiting laboratory.

Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Reaches Orbit, News Conference at 6:45 a.m. EST

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft have reached orbit, and the nosecone has opened. 

The crew will spend roughly the next 34 hours to rendezvous and dock with the International Space Station.  

A postlaunch news conference will be held at 6:45 a.m. EST at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the following participants: 

• NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
• Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration
• Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy 
• Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson 
• Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science and Dragon Programs, SpaceX

NASA will air the postlaunch news conference on the agency’s YouTube channel.  

Follow along Crew-12’s journey posted on the mission blog, @NASAKennedy and @spacestation on X, or NASA Kennedy and International Space Station on Facebook.

The flight is the 12th crew rotation with SpaceX to the orbiting laboratory as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-12 will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare humans for future exploration missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as benefit people on Earth.

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Elyna Niles-Carnes

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Spacecraft Flying Solo

At 5:24 a.m. EST, The Dragon spacecraft separated from the Falcon 9’s second stage and began flying on its own. The spacecraft is traveling at approximately 17,500 miles per hour (28,200 kilometers per hour). In less than a minute, the Dragon crew spacecraft nosecone open sequence will begin.

The spacecraft now is in orbit and will autonomously dock to the Harmony module’s space-facing port. The crew will soon open their visors and get out of their suits during the ride.

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Elyna Niles-Carnes