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MEDIA ADVISORY 26-004

JAN. 12, 2026

HUMANS IN SPACE

NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-12 Launch to Space Station

From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. Credit: NASA

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 12th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

 

NASA announced it is targeting no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 15, for a splashdown of its Crew-11 mission. The agency also is working with SpaceX and international partners to advance the launch of Crew-12, which is currently slated for Sunday, Feb. 15.

 

The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, commander, Jack Hathaway, pilot; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, mission specialist; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, mission specialist. This will be the second spaceflight for Meir and Fedyaev, and the first for Hathaway and Adenot to the orbiting laboratory.

 

Media accreditation deadlines for the Crew-12 launch as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program are as follows:

 

  • International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 15.
  • U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media organizations must apply by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18.

 

All accreditation requests must be submitted online at:

 

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

 

NASA’s media accreditation policy is online. For questions about accreditation or special logistical requests, email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. Requests for space for satellite trucks, tents, or electrical connections are due by Friday, Jan. 23.

 

For other questions, please contact NASA Kennedy’s newsroom at: 321-867-2468.

 

Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425, o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371.

 

For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew 

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Contact

Joshua Finch / Jimi Russell

Headquarters, Washington

202-358-1100

joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov / james.j.russell@nasa.gov

Steve Siceloff

Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 

321-867-2468 

steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov

Joseph Zakrzewski

Johnson Space Center, Houston

281-483-5111

Joseph.a.zakrzewski@nasa.gov

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