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NASA's Crew-12 Launches to ISS After Crew-11 Evacuation

2/19/2026

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NASA's Crew-12 mission launched on February 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The crew comprises NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sochie Adenot, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
They docked with the International Space Station on February 14 to begin Expedition 74.
The launch follows a medical evacuation of four Crew-11 astronauts, leaving the ISS crew at three ahead of Crew-12's arrival.

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NASA's Crew-12 mission launched on February 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The crew comprises NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sochie Adenot, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
They docked with the International Space Station on February 14 to begin Expedition 74.
The launch follows a medical evacuation of four Crew-11 astronauts, leaving the ISS crew at three ahead of Crew-12's arrival.