\n 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.
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<\/p>\n NASA\/AP<\/p>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The four members of NASA’S SpaceX Crew-12 mission docked at the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n The crew blasted off before dawn on Friday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/p>\n The Crew-12 mission includes two NASA astronauts, Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. 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.<\/p>\n “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 Jared Isaacman said in a statement.<\/p>\n The mission replaces the crew from NASA’s Crew-11 mission, which departed the ISS a month ahead of schedule in January due to a medical evacuation of one of the crew members. Since then, the space station has been operating with a reduced staff of three people \u2014 well below it’s typical seven-person staff.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1120x1120+315+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F07%2F95a1379244a08dce9f5f40e0a9b3%2Fjsc2026e004031-large.jpg\")
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