
"The Crew-12 astronauts will soon make their way to the ISS, joining the three remaining spacefarers on board after the previous mission was cut short due to a medical concern. NASA was originally planning a February 15 launch date for the mission, but it has moved it up to February 11. It's now targeting a liftoff of no earlier than 6:01 AM Eastern that day from Cape Canaveral in Florida."
"While the affected astronaut was stable, the ISS didn't have the equipment necessary to be able to diagnose them properly. All four members of Crew-11 flew home, leaving the whole space station in the hands of three people, namely NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two cosmonauts for the Russian side. They will be joined by Crew-12's NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency's Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev."
"SpaceX recently had to ground its Falcon 9 rocket after an issue with its upper stage for a few days, leaving the Crew-12's flight schedule in question. But on February 6, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared it for its next flight. NASA will livestream the mission's prelaunch, launch and docking activities on NASA+, Amazon Prime and on its YouTube channel, with its launch coverage starting at 4AM Eastern time on February 11. You can also bookmark or pin this page to watch the launch below."
Crew-12 is scheduled to launch on February 11 with a targeted liftoff no earlier than 6:01 AM Eastern from Cape Canaveral and an expected Dragon docking around 10:30 AM on February 12. The mission date moved up from February 15. Crew-11 returned to Earth on January 15 due to a medical concern and left the station with three crew members aboard. Crew-12 includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. A brief Falcon 9 grounding occurred over an upper-stage issue, but the FAA cleared the rocket on February 6. NASA will livestream prelaunch, launch and docking coverage starting at 4AM Eastern on February 11.
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