{"id":348094,"date":"2026-01-13T09:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=dd6bf3de5871dbb9966f2ed297f04976"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:25:02","slug":"nasa-spacex-invite-media-to-watch-crew-12-launch-to-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=348094","title":{"rendered":"NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-12 Launch to Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.<\/div>\n
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Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA\u2019s 12th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n

NASA announced<\/a> it is targeting no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 15, for a splashdown of its Crew-11 mission. The agency also is working with SpaceX and international partners to advance the launch of Crew-12, which is currently slated for Sunday, Feb. 15.<\/p>\n

The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir<\/a>, commander, Jack Hathaway<\/a>, pilot; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, mission specialist; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, mission specialist. This will be the second spaceflight for Meir and Fedyaev, and the first for Hathaway and Adenot to the orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n

Media accreditation deadlines for the Crew-12 launch as part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program are as follows:<\/p>\n