Crew-12 Astronauts Arrive at International Space Station for 8 Month Stay

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 entered the space station nearly 36 hours after liftoff.
Crew-12 Astronauts Arrive at International Space Station for 8 Month Stay
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Commander Jessica Mier (center) gives remarks during a welcome ceremony upon her crew’s arrival to the International Space Station on Feb. 14, 2026. Screenshot/NASA
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The International Space Station has returned to its normal capacity with the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexey Fedyaev emerged from their Crew Dragon spacecraft at 5:31 p.m. EST on Feb. 14, embracing their fellow astronauts and cosmonauts who have been waiting for them to join the Expedition 74 mission.

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