SpaceX Launches Crew-12 Mission From Cape Canaveral, Florida

Crew-12 mission astronauts wave as they walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 40 for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center

Paul Hennessy • 13 February 2026 • update: 13 February 2026

SpaceX Launches Crew-12 Mission From Cape Canaveral, Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 13: Crew-12 mission astronauts walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 40 for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center on February 13, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (L-R) NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot will live and conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory for eight months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )Paul Hennessy

SpaceX Launches Crew-12 Mission From Cape Canaveral, Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 13: Crew-12 mission astronauts hold hands after walking out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 40 for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center on February 13, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (L-R) Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot will live and conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory for eight months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )Paul Hennessy

SpaceX Launches Crew-12 Mission From Cape Canaveral, Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 13: Crew-12 mission NASA astronaut Jessica Meir greets family and friends after walking out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 40 for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center on February 13, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Meir, NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will live and conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory for eight months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )Paul Hennessy

SpaceX Launches Crew-12 Mission From Cape Canaveral, Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 13: Crew-12 mission NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway greets friends and family after walking out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 40 for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center on February 13, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Hathaway, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will live and conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory for eight months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )Paul Hennessy

SpaceX Launches Crew-12 Mission From Cape Canaveral, Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 13: Crew-12 mission Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev greets friends and family after walking out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 40 for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center on February 13, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot will live and conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory for eight months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )Paul Hennessy

SpaceX Launches Crew-12 Mission From Cape Canaveral, Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 13: Crew-12 mission European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot greets friends and family after walking out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 40 for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center on February 13, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Adenot, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway will live and conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance experiments aboard the orbiting laboratory for eight months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )Paul Hennessy

SpaceX Launches Crew-12 Mission From Cape Canaveral, Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 13: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon spacecraft launches from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying a crew of four on February 13, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Crew -12 mission will take NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev to the International Space Station where they will live and conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance experiments for eight months. ( Paul Hennessy - Anadolu Agency )Paul Hennessy