29/01/2026
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The crew of 4 will launch no earlier than Wednesday 11 February at 11:00 GMT/12:00 CET (06:00 EST) from Area Launch Advanced 40 at Cape Canaveral Area Drive Station, Florida, USA. The subsequent obtainable alternatives are Thursday 12 February at 10:38 GMT/11:38 CET (05:38 EST) and Friday 13 February at 10:15 GMT/11:15 CET (05:15 EST).
The members of Crew-12 are (from left to proper in the group picture): Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.
They will journey to the Worldwide Area Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, propelled into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket. Crew-12 will be part of Expeditions 74 and 75 aboard the Station throughout their keep, which is anticipated to final round 9 months.
Crew-12 would be the first spaceflight for mission specialist Sophie Adenot and pilot Jack Hathaway, who each have a take a look at pilot background, and the second spaceflight for commander Jessica Meir and mission specialist Andrei Fedyaev. Jessica will journey for the primary time on Dragon, whereas Andrei will turn out to be the primary cosmonaut to fly twice on the SpaceX spacecraft.
The crew of 4 is prepared for launch and is adapting easily to the brand new launch date, sustaining focus as they proceed making ready to hold science, exploration and worldwide cooperation into orbit.
Sophie, Jessica, Jack and Andrei entered quarantine on Wednesday 28 January on the Johnson Area Heart in Houston, Texas, and are anticipated to journey to the Kennedy Area Heart, in Florida, on Friday 6 February, the place they are going to stay in quarantine till launch.
Keep tuned for extra data on Crew-12 and the εpsilon mission.