NASA Schedules Briefings for Upcoming SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to ISS
NASA plans two briefings on January 30 to discuss the upcoming Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station, featuring astronauts from NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos.
NASA has scheduled two news conferences on January 30 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the upcoming SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The first briefing at 11 a.m. EST will cover final launch and mission preparations, featuring NASA officials and a SpaceX representative. The second briefing at 1 p.m. EST will include the Crew-12 astronauts: NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos's Andrey Fedyaev. Both events will be streamed live on NASA's YouTube channel.
The Crew-12 mission is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA is considering advancing the launch date from the original target of February 15.
Jessica Meir, a veteran astronaut selected by NASA in 2013, will command the mission. Jack Hathaway, making his first spaceflight, brings extensive flight experience from the U.S. Navy. Sophie Adenot, also on her first space mission, has a background in engineering and helicopter piloting from France. Andrey Fedyaev, on his second long-duration stay aboard the ISS, previously flew as a mission specialist during NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission in 2023.
Media interested in attending the briefings in person must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by January 29. Those wishing to join via phone should do so by the morning of January 30.