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NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-12 Launch Date Due to Weather

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier 5:38 a.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 12, for launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Mission teams completed a weather review on Monday and elected to waive off a Wednesday, Feb. 11, launch opportunity due to forecast weather conditions along the flight path of the Dragon spacecraft. Weather will continue to be a watch item on Feb 12, and conditions are expected to improve on Friday, Feb. 13.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev remain in quarantine at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida until the next launch opportunity.

Crew-12 will lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40. 

Watch agency launch coverage 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. 

For a Feb. 12 opportunity, launch coverage will begin at 3:30 a.m. Following launch, Crew-12 would arrive to the space station at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13. 

Learn more about the mission by following the commercial crew blog and @space_station on X, as well as the International Space Station’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. 

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Answer Questions from Quarantine

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev answered questions Sunday from the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

During their virtual briefing with the media, Crew-12 discussed their science objections aboard the International Space Station and some of the personal mementos they’ll bring on their eight-month journey at the orbiting laboratory.

Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The targeted docking time is approximately 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 12.

Watch the briefing below:

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 ‘Go’ For Launch

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission has been cleared to proceed with launch preparations following a Flight Readiness Review with NASA, SpaceX, and the agency’s international partners. Liftoff of Crew-12 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft remains on track for no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev on their eight-month science mission.

Already in quarantine, the Crew-12 crew members arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday night to begin their final preparations ahead of launch. On Saturday, Feb. 7, SpaceX will roll the rocket and spacecraft to pad 40 where it will be raised into its launch position. The crew also will take questions during a virtual news conference from Astronaut Crew Quarters at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, available on NASA Kennedy’s YouTube channel. This will be the crew’s final media opportunity before launch. The four crew will perform a full rehearsal of launch day activities on the morning of Monday, Feb. 9, including putting on their spacesuits, going to their launch pad, and strapping into the Dragon spacecraft.

Mission managers from NASA and SpaceX also will discuss the preparations and launch status at 11 a.m. on Feb. 9 from Kennedy.

As part of the agency’s Flight Readiness Review, NASA evaluated the findings from SpaceX’s review of a Starlink mission where a Falcon 9 second stage experienced an issue during preparations for its deorbit burn. NASA and SpaceX have determined, since the Falcon 9 second stage flies a different deorbit profile for NASA’s crewed missions, there is no increased risk to crew safety during ascent. The agency and SpaceX are “go” for Crew-12 to launch to the International Space Station.

Crew-12 is the 12th crew rotation mission of SpaceX’s human space transportation system and its 13th flight with astronauts for NASA, including the Demo-2 test flight, to the space station through the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Flies to NASA Kennedy

The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission are on their way to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete final preparations before their launch to the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev took off at 6:55 p.m. EST from Ellington Field near the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. They are expected to land around 8:42 p.m. at NASA Kennedy’s Launch and Landing Facility.

Updates regarding the crews arrival will be posted on the mission blog as well as @NASAKennedy on X, or NASA Kennedy on Facebook.

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Week Ends with Dragon Preps, Space Physics, and Human Research

Expedition 74 wrapped up the week with more preparations for the upcoming launch and arrival of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. The orbital trio also studied space physics and human research while resupplying and inventorying lab supplies and tools aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Flight Engineer Chris Williams kicked off his shift with SpaceX Dragon operations. Williams first transferred some completed experiments, used hardware, and trash inside a Dragon spacecraft that arrived on August 25, 2025. Next, he staged a variety of gear that will be used by the four Crew-12 members shortly after their arrival to the space station following their launch targeted for no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 11.

After lunchtime, Williams focused on science hardware first injecting gas into physics experiment hardware installed inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox. He was testing ways to control spacecraft fuel tank pressure due to cryogenic fuel propellants evaporating as a result of the surrounding heat. Next, he resupplied Human Research Facility kits with DNA oral swabs, blood sample tubes, and gloves to ensure ongoing biomedical research.

Station Commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Flight Engineer Sergei Mikaev, both Roscosmos cosmonauts, joined each other for a respiratory test at the beginning of their shift on Friday. The duo took turns wearing tracheal acoustic sensors that recorded their exhalation rate as they performed controlled breathing maneuvers. Researchers will use the sound data to assess how the lack of gravity affects a crew member’s respiratory function.

Afterward, Kud-Sverchkov inventoried tools throughout the station’s Roscosmos segment. Next, he refreshed his Soyuz spacecraft piloting skills familiarizing himself with return to Earth operations using a computer simulator. Mikaev configured data and processing hardware that controls a variety of research projects including material science, plasma physics, and advanced technology demonstrations. Finally, he joined Kud-Sverchkov for the Soyuz descent simulations before ending his shift swapping cargo in and out of the Progress 92 cargo craft.

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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