Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Saturday for a research mission set to last several months. Among the crew is Sophie Adenot, who joins two American astronauts and one Russian, becoming only the second French woman to travel into space. The new team is replacing a previous crew that was forced to return to Earth early because of a medical issue, as Morgan Ayre reports. Keywords for this article Source link
In this image from video provided by NASA, a SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Americans Meir and Jack Hathaway, France’s Sophie Adenot and Russia’s Andrei Fedyaev, approaches the International Space Station for docking on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. NASA/AP hide caption toggle caption NASA/AP The four members of NASA’S SpaceX Crew-12 mission docked at the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon. The crew blasted off before dawn on Friday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The Crew-12 mission includes two NASA astronauts, Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. “We have so many countries represented, so many backgrounds, so many disciplines, and we are so excited to be here and to get to work,” Meir said at the ISS welcome ceremony. During their eight-month mission, the crew will conduct scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond earth’s orbit and enhance food production in space. “With Crew-12 safely on orbit, America and our international partners once again demonstrated the professionalism, preparation, and teamwork required for human spaceflight,” NASA Administrator …
The Cité des Sciences in Paris watched the Crew‑12 launch with excitement as astronauts headed to the ISS. Raphael Liégois, French astronaut, shared his insights on the mission with France 24’s Claire Paccalin, highlighting the thrill and significance of the lift‑off. Keywords for this article Source link
Rewatch live: Crew‑12 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 14, 2026, heading to the International Space Station. Keywords for this article Source link
The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission pose for a portrait at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. From left: Russian cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, pilot and commander respectively, and European Space Agency astronaut and Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot. SpaceX via NASA hide caption toggle caption SpaceX via NASA Four people are headed to the International Space Station after a predawn Friday liftoff from Cape Canaveral in Florida. When the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, it briefly turned the inky-black sky into daylight, as it roared to orbit on a nine-minute journey to space. The crew is expected to dock with the space station on Saturday afternoon, Eastern time. The space station has been operating with a reduced staff of three people since last month. Typically, these NASA crew rotations overlap so the arriving astronauts can spend a few days with the previous crew for a knowledge transfer. But NASA’s last mission, Crew-11, departed earlier than planned: in January, a month ahead of schedule. NASA …
