{"id":148904,"date":"2026-02-09T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/148904\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:55:07","slug":"crew-12-mission-leaders-discuss-space-station-mission-ahead-of-florida-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/148904\/","title":{"rendered":"Crew-12 mission leaders discuss space station mission ahead of Florida launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 The next astronauts scheduled to visit the space station will speak Monday ahead of their launch later this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">NASA will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday to discuss the mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is expected to take off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 6:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-sets-coverage-for-agencys-spacex-crew-12-launch-docking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-sets-coverage-for-agencys-spacex-crew-12-launch-docking\/\">according to NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, the Crew-12 commander, and Jack Hathaway, the pilot, will join mission specialists Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency and Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos for remarks from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">[WATCH THE LATEST SPACEX LAUNCH BELOW]<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The upcoming launch comes after the hasty return and successful splashdown of Crew-11, who had their mission cut short this month in light of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/space-news\/2026\/01\/14\/crew-11-go-for-undocking-after-astronaut-suffers-medical-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/space-news\/2026\/01\/14\/crew-11-go-for-undocking-after-astronaut-suffers-medical-issue\/\">an unidentified astronaut\u2019s non-specified medical issue<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Should the launch happen, docking at the International Space Station will take place on Thursday, Feb. 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">News 6 will livestream both the news conference and the launch when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; 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