NASA is sending Crew-12 astronauts to the ISS on February 11

The Crew-12 astronauts will soon make their way to the ISS, becoming a member of the three remaining spacefarers on board after the earlier mission was cut short because of a medical concern. NASA was initially planning a February 15 launch date for the mission, but it surely has moved it as much as February 11. It’s now focusing on a liftoff of no sooner than 6:01 AM Japanese that day from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The crew members are already in quarantine, and if every part goes properly on launch day, the Dragon capsule they’re on will dock with the orbiting lab at roughly 10:30 AM on February 12.

Should you’ll recall, NASA determined to carry Crew-11 members again dwelling on January 15, a month sooner than deliberate, citing a medical concern with one of many members. Whereas the affected astronaut was steady, the ISS didn’t have the tools obligatory to have the ability to diagnose them correctly. All 4 members of Crew-11 flew home, leaving the entire area station within the fingers of three folks, particularly NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two cosmonauts for the Russian aspect. They are going to be joined by Crew-12’s NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Area Company’s Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.

SpaceX lately needed to floor its Falcon 9 rocket after a difficulty with its higher stage for a couple of days, leaving the Crew-12’s flight schedule in query. However on February 6, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared it for its subsequent flight. NASA will livestream the mission’s prelaunch, launch and docking actions on NASA+, Amazon Prime and on its YouTube channel, with its launch protection beginning at 4AM Japanese time on February 11. You can even bookmark or pin this web page to look at the launch under.