NASA has scheduled the launch of its Crew-12 mission on February 11, sending a team of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) to join the three remaining crew members on board.4
How to watch the launch of the Crew-12 mission live?
NASA will also livestream the mission’s pre-launch, launch, and docking activities on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and its YouTube channel, with coverage beginning at 4 a.m. (EST) on February 11. Viewers can bookmark the page to watch the launch live.
The launch date for the Crew-12 mission has moved closer since February 15 to the scheduled liftoff at 6:01 a.m. Eastern Time (EST) from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
It should be noted that the astronauts are currently in quarantine and, if all goes as planned, their Dragon capsule will dock with the ISS around 10:30 am on February 12.
The mission comes on the heels of the anticipated return of Crew-11 members on Jan. 15, which was necessitated by a medical issue involving one of the astronauts. Although the astronaut was stable, the ISS lacked the equipment necessary for a proper diagnosis, prompting NASA to bring the entire Crew-11 team back home.
Crew-12 will be welcomed by NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts, completing a full group of six astronauts aboard the ISS.
Astronauts from NASA’s Crew-12 mission
Crew 12 includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
Recently, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was delayed due to an issue with its upper stage, calling its launch schedule into question. However, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorized the rocket to fly on February 6.
