NASA Prepares for SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to International Space Station
NASA is gearing up for the launch of its SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST on February 11. The mission will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The crew consists of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. This mission marks NASA's 12th crew rotation and the 13th human spaceflight mission to the ISS supported by the Dragon spacecraft since 2020. The mission is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which aims to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the ISS through partnerships with American private industry.