NASA and SpaceX managers continue targeting no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 13, for the launch of Crew-12 aboard a SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station.
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory temporarily suspended most science operations in an effort to reduce atmospheric drag and slow the spacecraft’s orbital decay. Halting these activities will enable controllers to keep the spacecraft in an orientation that minimizes drag effects, extending its time in orbit in anticipation of a reboost mission.
NASA and SpaceX have completed a weather review and have waived off Crew-12’s Thursday, Feb. 12, launch opportunity to the International Space Station due to unfavorable forecasted weather conditions. Meanwhile, the Expedition 74 crew focused on astronaut health research, cargo operations, and lab maintenance.
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 13, for launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Mission teams completed a weather review Tuesday morning and have waived off the Thursday, Feb. 12, launch opportunity due to forecast […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 crew members achieved a critical prelaunch milestone by completing their dry dress rehearsal at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev practiced launch day operations, including suiting up, traveling to the pad, and boarding […]
Expedition 74 began the week setting up pharmaceutical and exercise research hardware continuing ongoing studies to advance human health on and off the Earth. The orbital trio aboard the International Space Station also simulated a quick return to Earth scenario aboard the Soyuz spacecraft as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission targets a new launch date.
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5:38 a.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 12, for launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Mission teams completed a weather review on Monday and elected to waive off a Wednesday, Feb. 11, launch opportunity due to forecast weather conditions along the flight path of the Dragon spacecraft. Weather will continue to be […]
Since concluding a wet dress rehearsal Feb. 3 ahead of Artemis II, technicians have replaced two seals in an area where operators saw higher than allowable hydrogen gas concentrations during the test. Engineers are analyzing the removed seals and developing plans to address all issues ahead of the next rehearsal. Once the SLS (Space Launch […]
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev answered questions Sunday from the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During their virtual briefing with the media, Crew-12 discussed their science objectives aboard the International […]
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, all members of the Crew-12 mission, landed shortly after 8:30 p.m. EST Friday at NASA Kennedy’s Launch and Landing Facility in Florida. Watch the crew arrival here. Crew-12 will head to Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Kennedy’s […]
