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.jpg) Falcon 9 rocket and Crew DragonFreedom await Crew-12 launch at SLC‑40, with theSLS rocket and OrionIntegrity forArtemis II in the distance atLC-39B | |
| Names | USCV-12 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2026-031A |
| SATCATno. | 67796 |
| Mission duration | 1 day, 2 hours and 20 minutes(in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Freedom |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Expedition | Expedition 74/75 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 February 2026, 10:15:56UTC (5:15:56 amEST) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1101.2) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral,SLC‑40 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing site | Pacific Ocean(planned) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony zenith |
  NASA (left) and ESA (right) mission patches .jpg) From left to right:Fedyaev,Meir,Hathaway, andAdenot | |
SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth operational NASACommercial Crew Program flight and the 20th crewed orbital flight of aCrew Dragon spacecraft. The mission transports four crew members —NASA astronautsJessica Meir andJack Hathaway,ESA astronautSophie Adenot, andRoscosmos cosmonautAndrey Fedyaev — to theInternational Space Station (ISS). The mission launched on 13 February 2026.[1][2]
| Position[3][4][5] | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Jessica Meir,NASA Expedition 74/75 Second spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Jack Hathaway,NASA Expedition 74/75 First spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Sophie Adenot,ESA Expedition 74/75 First spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Andrey Fedyaev,Roscosmos Expedition 74/75 Second spaceflight | |
In December 2025, two and a half months before the launch, Russian cosmonautOleg Artemyev was abruptly removed from the Crew-12 mission, with Roscosmos officially citing his "transition to other work". However, investigative news siteThe Insider reported that Artemyev was expelled from the United States after being accused of violatingInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations by photographing SpaceX engines, documents, and other technologies with his phone and then "exporting" that information. The alleged violation occurred at SpaceX's facility in Hawthorne, California, in late November and prompted an inter-agency investigation. Artemyev was replaced by cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who became first Russian to fly twice on Crew Dragon, reducing the amount of training required.[6][7]
The 12th operational SpaceX mission under NASA's Commercial Crew Program was scheduled for launch no earlier than 11 February 2026.[1] Following the early return of theCrew-11 mission to Earth on 15 January 2026, due to a medical issue affecting one crew member, NASA and SpaceX evaluated options to advance the Crew-12 launch date in order to reduce the period during which the International Space Station operated with a reduced crew complement.[8][9][10] However, on 9 February, NASA was forced to move the launch to 12 February due to unfavurable weather conditions in the ascent corridor. It was subsequently delayed again on 10 February with a new target date of 13 February.[1]
The Crew-12 mission successfully lifted off on 13 February at 10:15UTC.[11][12] Docking with ISS is expected on 14 February at around 20:00 UTC.[13][2]
On 20 June 2025,Josef Aschbacher shared that ESA's portion of the Crew-12 mission—astronautSophie Adenot's assignment—will be called Epsilon. This is Adenot's first trip to space. She was chosen in the2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group and became the first career astronaut[a] from that class to fly.[14][15][16]
The mission patch features a stylized lowercaseepsilon ("ε") in place of the "E" to symbolize a "small, yet impactful"variable to the "collaborative effort of space exploration". The patch also includes ahummingbird, highlighting how even the tiniest creatures play an important role in nature — tying back to the idea that every contribution matters.[17][15]
During her stay on the ISS, Sophie Adenot is expected to take part in almost 200 scientific and technological experiments including testing various French innovations in monitoring and protecting astronaut health. These include autonomous ultrasound scans, synchronized physiological sensors, and measuring bone density and blood flow, as well as monitoring and preventing bio-contamination of surfaces.[18] She is also expected to test a development version of the new European Intra-Vehicular Activity (IVA)space suit calledEuroSuit, developed by French companiesSpartan Space andDecathlon and the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES) forCNES.[19][20][18]
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