CREW-12 LAUNCH, AND POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE, Feb 13, 2026, launch at 5:15 am ET, coverage begins 3:15 am ET

Update, February 13:  The launch took place as planned at 5:15 am ET.  NASA moved up the post-launch press conference.  NASA Administrator Isaacman was there, but ESA’s Daniel Neuenschwander substituted for DG Josef Aschbacher, and SpaceX’s Julianna Scheiman substituted for Lee Echerd. The replay is available on YouTube.

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