NASA will stream live coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station.
Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The targeted docking time is approximately 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 12.
Watch agency launch coverage on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Individual events on YouTube will have their own stream closer to their start time. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, to the orbiting laboratory for a science mission. This is NASA’s 12th crew rotation mission and the 13th human spaceflight mission to the space station supported by the Dragon spacecraft since 2020, as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
The deadline for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch has passed. The agency’s media credentialing policy is available online. For questions about media accreditation, please email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.
Media who need access to NASA live video feeds may subscribe to the agency’s media resources distribution list to receive daily updates and links.
NASA’s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):
Sunday, Feb. 8
11 a.m. – Crew-12 virtual media event from Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the following participants:
- Jessica Meir, commander, NASA
- Jack Hathaway, pilot, NASA
- Sophie Adenot, mission specialist, ESA
- Andrey Fedyaev, mission specialist, Roscosmos
Watch live coverage of the virtual crew media event on NASA Kennedy’s YouTube account.
Media may ask questions via phone. For the dial-in number and passcode, media should contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour prior to the beginning of the news conference at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Monday, Feb. 9
11 a.m. – Prelaunch news conference with the following participants:
- Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA
- Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
- Andreas Mogensen, Human Exploration Group Leader, ESA
- William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX
NASA will provide live coverage of the news conference on the agency’s YouTube channel.
Media may ask questions in person and via phone. For the dial-in number and passcode, media should contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour prior to the beginning of the news conference at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Wednesday, Feb. 11
4 a.m. – Launch coverage begins on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.
6:01 a.m. – Launch
Following the conclusion of launch coverage, NASA will distribute audio-only discussions between Crew-12, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit to the orbital complex. NASA+ coverage resumes at the start of rendezvous and docking and continues through hatch opening and welcoming remarks.
7:30 a.m. – Postlaunch news conference with the following participants:
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
- Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA
- Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA
- Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
- Lee Echerd, senior mission manager, Human Spaceflight Mission Management, SpaceX
Live coverage of the postlaunch news conference will stream on the agency’s YouTube channel.
Source: NASA
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
