Overview
- Liftoff is targeted for 6:01 a.m. EST on Feb. 11 from Space Launch Complex 40 aboard Crew Dragon Freedom on a Falcon 9, with docking planned around 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 12.
- The FAA authorized Falcon 9 to return to flight following a Feb. 2 upper‑stage ignition failure investigation that prompted SpaceX to implement technical and organizational fixes.
- Crew-12 comprises commander Jessica Meir and pilot Jack Hathaway of NASA, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
- SpaceX erected the rocket at pad 40 and conducted a first‑stage static‑fire test over the weekend as the four astronauts complete quarantine at Kennedy Space Center.
- NASA will carry live prelaunch, launch, and docking coverage on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube, and the mission is expected to bring the ISS back to seven occupants for an approximately eight‑month stay.