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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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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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Crew-12: Falcon 9 First Stage Returns

The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has completed its descent and landed inside the Space Launch Complex 40 perimeter at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

As previously mentioned, this marks the first time SpaceX has launched and landed a booster from the same launch complex in Florida. On Jan. 30, SpaceX announced Landing Zone 40 will serve as the primary landing site for Falcon 9 boosters performing return-to-launch site maneuvers going forward.

Next, the Dragon spacecraft will separate from the rocket’s second stage to continue its journey to the International Space Station.

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Crew-12: Max Q, Main Engine Cutoff, Stage Separation

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket reached Max-Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket. Following this, first stage main engine cutoff occurred, and the rocket’s first and second stages have separated.

The rocket’s first-stage booster is scheduled to return to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida — marking the first time SpaceX has launched and landed a booster from the same launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Next, the Falcon 9’s second-stage engine will ignite to carry Crew-9 and the Dragon spacecraft closer to the International Space Station.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission lifted off at 5:15 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, are experiencing 2 g as SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket go through a rapid series of events.

The spacecraft will take about 34 hours to autonomously dock with the space station’s Harmony module at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, while traveling 17,000 mph in Earth orbit.  

Up next, the nine Merlin engines on Falcon 9’s first stage will burn through one million pounds of propellant during the next three minutes. 

Live coverage of the Crew-12 broadcast is airing 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.

Updates on today’s milestones will be posted on the mission blog, @NASAKennedy on X, or NASA Kennedy on Facebook.

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