CREW-12 ARRIVAL AT ISS, Feb 14, 2026, Earth orbit, docking at 3:15 pm ET

Update, February 10:  The launch has been delayed again due to weather (continued poor conditions along the ascent corridor).  The new launch date is Friday, February 13, at 5:15 am ET, with docking on Saturday, February 14, at 3:15 pm ET.  NASA docking coverage begins at 1:15 pm ET.

Update, February 9:  The launch has been delayed to February 12 at 5:38 am ET due to weather. Launch coverage begins at 3:30 am ET, with docking on February 13 at 10:30 am ET.

Original Entry: Crew-12 is getting ready to launch to the International Space Station on February 11, 2026 at 6:01 am ET.  NASA plans several pre- and post-launch briefings in addition to live coverage of launch and docking, on February 8 (Crew-12 virtual media event), February 9 (pre-launch news conference), February 11 (launch and post-launch news conference), and February 12 (arrival, docking, hatch opening and welcome remarks). The list is as follows:

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.

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.

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.

Thursday, Feb. 12

8:30 a.m. – Arrival coverage begins on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.

10:30 a.m. – Targeted docking to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module.

12:15 p.m. – Hatch opening followed by welcome remarks

All times are estimates and could be adjusted based on real-time operations after launch. Follow the space station blog for the most up-to-date operations information.