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Update \u2014 10 February 2026:\u00a0NASA and SpaceX have announced they\u00a0are now planning to launch the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station no earlier than 10:15 GMT \/ 11:15 CET (05:15 ET) on Friday 13 February, due to forecast weather conditions along the flight path of the Dragon spacecraft. All the dates and times have been updated in the article.<\/p>\n
Join ESA teams to watch live the launch and docking of Crew-12,\u00a0marking the beginning of a nine\u2011month mission to the International Space Station.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The crew of four consists of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei\u00a0Fedyaev.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tLaunch <\/p>\n
Crew-12 is scheduled to lift off\u00a0no earlier than 10:15 GMT \/\u00a011:15 CET (05:15 ET) on Friday 13 February from the Kennedy Space\u00a0Center\u00a0in Florida, USA.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
ESA and CNES, the French space agency,\u00a0are jointly hosting two live\u00a0broadcasts\u00a0\u2013\u00a0one in English and one in French\u00a0\u2013\u00a0around launch time.\u00a0The\u00a0teams have prepared an exclusive portrait of Sophie Adenot\u00a0and\u00a0news reports on the science she will\u00a0carry out\u00a0in orbit. They also will\u00a0conduct\u00a0live interviews from the Kennedy Space\u00a0Center\u00a0with:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josef Aschbacher, Director General at ESA;<\/p>\n
Daniel Neuenschwander,\u00a0Director of Human\u00a0and Robotic Exploration at ESA;<\/p>\n
Lionel Suchet,\u00a0Chief Operating Officer at CNES;<\/p>\n
S\u00e9bastien Barde,\u00a0Deputy\u00a0Director of Science &\u00a0Exploration\u00a0from CNES;<\/p>\n
Arnaud Prost, member of the ESA astronaut reserve.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tune in to\u00a0ESA Web TV Two<\/a>\u00a0(English broadcast) or ESA Web TV Three<\/a>\u00a0(French broadcast)\u00a0or the ESA YouTube channel (see below) to\u00a0watch our live launch broadcast from\u00a008:15 GMT\u00a0\/ 9:15 CET on Friday 13 February.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The broadcast will conclude about 25 minutes after launch, once Crew-12 is\u00a0safely\u00a0in orbit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n English livestream:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n French livestream:<\/p>\n \u00a0\t\t<\/p>\n \tDocking <\/p>\n The trip to their new home and\u00a0workplace\u00a0typically takes around 24 hours, but this can vary \u2013 from as little as 16 to as much as 36 hours \u2013 depending on the launch date and flight profile.<\/p>\n If launch occurs as scheduled on 13 February, the crew\u2019s arrival at the Space Station is expected to take place on 14 February at 20:15 GMT \/ 21:15 CET (15:15 ET).<\/p>\n ESA Web TV Two<\/a>\u00a0will live stream\u00a0the\u00a0docking\u00a0and\u00a0welcome ceremony.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Follow Sophie\u2019s mission on the\u00a0\u03b5psilon<\/a>\u00a0page and on her social media (X,<\/a>\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n Like<\/p>\n Thank you for liking<\/p>\n You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!<\/p>\n