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From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot pose next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-12 crew members will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 to the International Space Station no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 13, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station\u2019s Space Launch Complex 40.<\/p>\n
During their eight-month mission, Crew-12 will conduct a variety of science experiments to advance research and technology for future Moon and Mars missions and benefit humanity back on Earth. This research includes studies of pneumonia-causing bacteria to improve treatments, on-demand\u00a0intravenous fluid generation\u00a0for future space missions, automated plant health monitoring, investigations of plant and nitrogen-fixing microbe\u00a0interactions\u00a0to enhance food production in space, and research on how physical characteristics may\u00a0affect blood flow\u00a0during spaceflight.<\/p>\n