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SUMMARY:CREW-12 PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE\, Feb 9\, 2026\, virtual\, 11:00 am ET
DESCRIPTION: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: \nSunday\, Feb. 8 \n11 a.m. – Crew-12 virtual media event from Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the following participants: \n\nJessica Meir\, commander\, NASA\nJack Hathaway\, pilot\, NASA\nSophie Adenot\, mission specialist\, ESA\nAndrey Fedyaev\, mission specialist\, Roscosmos\n\nWatch live coverage of the virtual crew media event on NASA Kennedy’s YouTube account. \nCrew-12\, L-R: Jessica Meir\, Commander (NASA)\, Jack Hathaway\, Pilot (NASA)\, Sophie Adenot\, Mission Specialist (ESA)\, Andrey Fedyaev\, Mission Specialist (Roscosmos). Screenshot from January 30\, 2026 news conference.\nMonday\, Feb. 9 \n11 a.m. – Prelaunch news conference with the following participants: \n\nSteve Stich\, manager\, Commercial Crew Program\, NASA\nDana Weigel\, manager\, International Space Station Program\, NASA\nAndreas Mogensen\, Human Exploration Group Leader\, ESA\nWilliam Gerstenmaier\, vice president\, Build and Flight Reliability\, SpaceX\n\nNASA will provide live coverage of the news conference on the agency’s YouTube channel. \nWednesday\, Feb. 11 \n4 a.m. – Launch coverage begins on NASA+\, Amazon Prime\, and YouTube. \n6:01 a.m. – Launch \nFollowing 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. \n7:30 a.m. – Postlaunch news conference with the following participants: \n\nNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman\nJosef Aschbacher\, director general\, ESA\nSteve Stich\, manager\, Commercial Crew Program\, NASA\nDana Weigel\, manager\, International Space Station Program\, NASA\nLee Echerd\, senior mission manager\, Human Spaceflight Mission Management\, SpaceX\n\nLive coverage of the postlaunch news conference will stream on the agency’s YouTube channel. \nThursday\, Feb. 12 \n8:30 a.m. – Arrival coverage begins on NASA+\, Amazon Prime\, and YouTube. \n10:30 a.m. – Targeted docking to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module. \n12:15 p.m. – Hatch opening followed by welcome remarks \nAll 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.
URL:https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/crew-12-pre-launch-news-conference-feb-9-2026-virtual-1100-am-et/
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