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NASA, SpaceX Push Crew-12 Launch to Friday Over Ascent-Corridor Winds

Offshore conditions along the Dragon flight path triggered two weather waivers as teams hold for a 5:15 a.m. ET Friday attempt.

NASA’s Crew-12 members pose at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot. Credit: NASA/James Blair
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The payload fairing for the national security mission USSF-87 heads to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 for a launch on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket. (Courtesy/ULA)
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Overview

  • Mission managers scrubbed the Feb. 11 and 12 opportunities because high winds along the Atlantic ascent corridor could hinder abort and splashdown safety.
  • Liftoff is now targeted for Friday, Feb. 13 at 5:15 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, with docking roughly 24–28 hours after launch if the schedule holds.
  • Crew-12 will fly Dragon Freedom atop a Falcon 9 to restore full staffing and research capacity on the ISS after Crew-11’s early medical evacuation in January left a three-person skeleton crew.
  • The four-person team includes NASA’s Jessica Meir (commander) and Jack Hathaway (pilot), ESA’s Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos’ Andrey Fedyaev, who are in quarantine at Kennedy Space Center.
  • Vehicles and ground systems are reported ready, and officials emphasize that Florida pad weather is acceptable while the offshore ascent corridor remains the constraint.