Watch the docking operations of Crew-12 to the Worldwide Area Station (ISS), which came about on 14 February 2026 at 21:15 CET. The docking is adopted by the hatch opening and the welcome remarks by the astronauts already current within the ISS.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot flies as mission specialist. The opposite Crew-12 members are NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, respectively commander and pilot of the mission, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, mission specialist.
The French ESA astronaut is the primary of her class, the Hoppers, to fly. Sophie has chosen the title εpsilon for her mission, which can last as long as 9 months. On board the Station, she is going to conduct a variety of duties, together with European-led scientific experiments and medical analysis, help Earth statement actions, and contribute to operations and upkeep on the Station.
