NASA and SpaceX Postpone Crew-12 Launch to February 13 Due to Weather
NASA and SpaceX have rescheduled the Crew-12 mission launch to the International Space Station for February 13, 2026, citing unfavorable weather conditions along the flight path.
NASA and SpaceX have rescheduled the launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST on Friday, February 13, 2026. The decision follows a weather review indicating unfavorable conditions along the spacecraft's flight path.
The Crew-12 mission will transport NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The crew remains in quarantine at NASA's Kennedy Space Center until the new launch date.
If the launch proceeds as planned, Crew-12 is expected to dock with the ISS at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
The ISS has been operating with a reduced crew of three since the early return of Crew-11 in January, which marked the first medical evacuation in the station's history.
The ISS, a scientific laboratory orbiting 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth, has been continuously inhabited for over 25 years and is scheduled for de-orbiting in 2030.