SpX - Crew-12 (13.02.2026 - 10:15:55 UTC)

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Niektórzy mogą się zastanawiać czy pilot poleci z wąsami czy bez 

SpaceX @SpaceX 11:45 PM · Jan 27, 2026
Crew-12 completed training in California this past week. Falcon 9 is targeted to launch Dragon and the crew to the
@Space_Station in February

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2016281475616796914

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Zapasowe terminy startu (+6h = CET)

The earliest opportunity for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 launch to the space station is 6 a.m. EST, Feb. 11, from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Next opportunities are 5:38 a.m. Feb. 12 & 5:15 a.m. Feb. 13. NASA continues working toward potential launch windows for two important crewed missions this February: Artemis II and Crew-12. We will make any decisions on the best launch opportunity for each mission closer to flight.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/01/28/advanced-tech-research-on-station-as-crew-12-announces-launch-opportunities/

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Start nadal jest aktualny o 12 czasu polskiego za tydzień czyli 11 lutego 2026 roku.

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SpaceX @SpaceX 12:19 AM · Feb 4, 2026
Dragon arrives at the hangar at pad 40 ahead of the upcoming Crew-12 launch to the @Space_Station

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2018826602063519857

6:06 PM · Jan 31, 2026

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/2017645756367212572

Human Spaceflight @esaspaceflight 7:42 PM · Jan 30, 2026
👩‍🚀 "I am here today because I was inspired by another female astronaut. I remember the launch of Claudie Haigneré very well. I was 14 years old, and that day something clicked in my mind. She was the first French woman to fly to space and she inspired me to think, 'Why not me?,'" says @Soph_astro during the #Crew12 news conference.
#εpsilon • #Crew12

https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/2017307569287573605

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LIVE NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Overview News Conference


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Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro 5:56 PM · Feb 1, 2026
👩‍🚀👨‍🚀👩‍🚀👨‍🚀 On Friday 30 January, we had our first press conference as a crew! It was a great moment to share insights about the upcoming science and experiments, talk about our training, the mentors who inspire us, and what each of us is most looking forward to during the #Crew12 mission.
📺 You can watch the replay on NASA’s YouTube channel!
📷 @NASA @Astro_Jessica • @astro_hathaway

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/2018005471723245844

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👨‍🚀 Kosmonauta Roskosmosu Andriej Fiediajew kończy przygotowania przed startem w Stanach Zjednoczonych

Zgodnie z tradycją, załoga Crew-12 wzięła udział w ceremonii poczęstunku tortrm z logo nadchodzącej ekspedycji.

Start statku kosmicznego Crew Dragon planowany jest na luty 2026 roku.

Członkowie załogi:
🔵Andriej Fiediajew (Roskosmos);
🔵Jessica Meir (NASA);
🔵Jack Hathaway (NASA);
🔵Sophie Adenot (ESA).

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Wybrane eksperymenty, które załoga przeprowadzi podczas lotu.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Study Adaptation to Altered Gravity
Nathan Cranford Feb 05, 2026

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. During the mission, select crew members will participate in human health studies focused on understanding how astronauts’ bodies adapt to the low-gravity environment of space, including a new study examining subtle changes in blood flow.

The experiments, led by NASA’s Human Research Program, include astronauts performing ultrasounds of their blood vessels to study altered circulation and completing simulated lunar landings to assess disorientation during gravitational transitions, among other tasks. The results will help NASA plan for extended stays in space and future exploration missions.

The new study, called Venous Flow, will examine whether time aboard the space station increases the chance of crew members developing blood clots. In weightlessness, blood and other bodily fluids can move toward the head, potentially altering circulation. Any resulting blood clots could pose serious health risks, including strokes.

“Our goal is to use this information to better understand how fluid shifts affect clotting risk, so that when astronauts go on long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, we can build the best strategies to keep them safe,” said Dr. Jason Lytle, a physiologist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston who is leading the study.

To learn more, crew members in this study will undergo preflight and postflight MRIs, ultrasound scans, blood draws, and blood pressure checks. During the flight, crew members also will capture their own jugular vein ultrasounds, take blood pressure readings, and draw blood samples for scientists to analyze after their return to Earth.

In another study, called Manual Piloting, select crew members will perform multiple simulated Moon landings before, during, and after the mission. Designed to assess their piloting and decision-making skills, participants attempt to fly a virtual spacecraft toward the lunar South Pole region — the same area future Artemis crews plan to explore.

“Astronauts may experience disorientation during gravitational transitions, which can make tasks like landing a spacecraft challenging,” said Dr. Scott Wood, a neuroscientist at NASA Johnson who is coordinating the investigation.

While spacecraft landings on the Moon and Mars are expected to be automated, crews must be prepared to take over and pilot the vehicle if necessary.

 “This study will help us examine astronauts’ ability to operate a spacecraft after adapting from one gravity environment to another, and whether training near the end of their spaceflight can help prepare crews for landing,” said Wood. “We’ll monitor their ability to manually override, redirect, and control a vehicle, which will guide our strategy for training Artemis crews for future Moon missions.”

The risk of astronauts experiencing disorientation from gravitational transitions increases the longer they’re in space. For this study, which debuted during the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, researchers plan to recruit seven astronauts for short-term private missions lasting up to 30 days and 14 astronauts for long-duration missions lasting at least 106 days. A control group performing the same tasks as the astronauts will provide a basis of comparison.

A different study will investigate potential treatments for spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome, or SANS, which causes vision and eye changes. Researchers will examine whether taking a daily B vitamin supplement can help relieve SANS symptoms.

After returning to Earth, select crew members will participate in a study that documents any injuries, such as scrapes or bruises that may occur during landing. Transitioning from weightlessness to Earth’s gravity can increase the injury risk without proper safeguards. The data will help researchers improve spacecraft design to better protect crews from landing forces.

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-spacex-crew-12-to-study-adaptation-to-altered-gravity/

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Po prawie 30. miesiącach rozpocznie się kolejny długotrwały lot astronauty ESA.
Zapowiada się najdłuższy lot europejskiego astronauty.
Obecnie rekordowy lot wynosi 203:15:50:45.

Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro 5:24 PM · Feb 4, 2026
From quarantine, L-7
🤷‍♀️ Sometimes, people ask me questions to which I don’t have the answers!!!
This is either because I have never been to space yet or because the answers are simply not known yet!!!
Here are some examples of answers I don’t have…

1/ “How will you feel on the day of launch?” 🚀-> I don’t know! I’ve never experienced sitting in a capsule on top of a rocket! I bet I’ll be super happy and grateful! 🤩
Happy: I see it as a very joyful moment that comes after such an intense training period. 🙏 Grateful: you never go to space alone. Spaceflight is a team sport! Thank you to all support teams!

2/ “How will you feel when you see Earth 🌍 from space for the first time?” -> I don’t know! The highest altitude I flew during helicopter 🚁 flight testing was about FL190 (5,79km). That day, to anticipate and mitigate risks, we had parachutes 🪂 on us and a mask to provide oxygen.
Commercial airplanes typically fly around FL400, about 12km high. In space, onboard the ISS, we’ll fly at around 420km / 260 miles high!

3/ “When will you come back to Earth? 🪂 -> I don’t know precisely! It should be around 8 or 9 months from now… Crew 12 is ready for a long-duration mission! 🫡 There is a running joke among astronauts that I like: “You only know for sure your launch time & return time the day after the event!” 🤣
Spaceflight is an extremely complex endeavor. It requires a ton of calculations and safety analyses. The Mission Control Center teams give their “GO” only when they are sure that safety is 100% assured.
Astronauts are trained to be resilient to change, and I like this motto: “The only constant is change!” So true in life in general, isn’t it?

So… ask me these questions again after I come back from space! 😉
📷 Credit: @SpaceX

https://x.com/Soph_astro/status/2019084715672674688

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Spotkanie szefa ESA z prezydentem Francji z okazji zbliżającego się startu.
Podczas uroczystości obecni byli również:
Sophie Adenot (zdalnie)
Arnaud Maurice Michel Prost
Claudie Haigneré
Thomas Gautier Pesquet
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/A_presidential_greeting_ahead_of_Sophie_Adenot_s_first_spaceflight

Josef Aschbacher @AschbacherJosef 7:13 PM · Feb 5, 2026
🇫🇷An honour to have joined President @EmmanuelMacron at the Elysée Palace to celebrate the upcoming launch of ESA astronaut @Soph_astro to the @Space_Station. Sophie’s mission comes at a remarkable moment in human spaceflight. Just a few months ago we marked 25 years of uninterrupted human presence in space: a major achievement and powerful symbol of international cooperation.

Thank you very much to @ESA founding Member State France for their constant support of ESA and their renewed ambition for a greater Europe in space. Thank you to President Macron for your extraordinary vision for human spaceflight and European space activities, which inspire millions to dream bigger and believe in what is possible. This optimistic spirit is exactly what Europe needs today. Go #Crew12! Go #εpsilon!

https://x.com/AschbacherJosef/status/2019474390820257912

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Crew-12
Houston We Have a Podcast Season 1 Episode 410 Feb 6, 2026



Sophie Adenot

Yeah. So as a helicopter pilot, I started my career as a search and rescue pilot. So for four years, I did search and rescue operations in peace time in France, but as well in war times, I went to Afghanistan two times and rescued wounded soldiers. Did some logistics operations over there. And then after, I changed Squadron and I went to the VIP squadron to fly the French president and as well on the head of states, European head of states, as well, throughout France and Europe. That was very interesting mission and completely different from my background as a search and rescue pilot. And I’m very grateful I did on those two different experiences. [...]
https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/houston-we-have-a-podcast/crew-12/

2) https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2026/02/05/reception-en-amont-du-depart-de-lastronaute-francaise-sophie-adenot-vers-la-station-spatiale-internationale
https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2019492152271610342

Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron 6:24 PM · Feb 5, 2026
Connectés avec Sophie Adenot.

https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2019462217553338679
https://twitter.com/Elysee/status/2019493094387786153

3) Załoga, jako pierwsza, będzie mogła zabrać ze sobą smartfony.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin 4:58 AM · Feb 5, 2026
NASA astronauts will soon fly with the latest smartphones, beginning with Crew-12 and Artemis II. We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments for their families and share inspiring images and video with the world. Just as important, we challenged long-standing processes and qualified modern hardware for spaceflight on an expedited timeline. That operational urgency will serve NASA well as we pursue the highest-value science and research in orbit and on the lunar surface. This is a small step in the right direction.

https://twitter.com/NASAAdmin/status/2019259382962307393

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Spotkanie NASA, SpaceX i międzynarodowych partnerów w celu przeprowadzenia przeglądu gotowości do lotu (Flight Readiness Review).

NASA, Partners Conduct Crew-12 Flight Readiness Review
Elyna Niles-Carnes February 6, 2026 12:06PM

(...) NASA, SpaceX, and international partners are meeting today for the Flight Readiness Review to determine the go/no go for launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.

The review held at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will assess the preparedness of SpaceX’s crew transportation system, the space station, and partner agencies to support the flight, culminating in the certification of flight readiness. (...)

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/02/06/nasa-partners-conduct-crew-12-flight-readiness-review/

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Training Resource Reel
Jan 30, 2026

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Crew Arrival at LLF
DISCOVER WITH NASA  Feb 7, 2026

NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy Last edited 4:17 AM · Feb 7, 2026
Welcome to NASA Kennedy Crew-12!
@Astro_Jessica, @astro_hathaway, @esa Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will conduct prelaunch operations until their launch Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Watch the crew arrival ➡️https://go.nasa.gov/4ah5jEf

https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/2019973738242990426

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Arrives in Florida
Elyna Niles-Carnes February 6, 2026 10:03PM

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, all members of the Crew-12 mission, landed shortly after 8:30 p.m. EST Friday at NASA Kennedy’s Launch and Landing Facility in Florida. Watch the crew arrival here.

Crew-12 will head to Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Kennedy’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, where they will continue to quarantine through launch.

Members of Crew-12 will speak during a virtual media event from Astronaut Crew Quarters at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8. Watch live coverage of the event on NASA Kennedy’s YouTube account.

NASA, SpaceX, and the agency’s international partners gave the “go” to proceed with launch preparations following a Flight Readiness Review earlier today.

Liftoff of Crew-12 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is targeted for 6:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA will stream live coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/02/06/nasas-spacex-crew-12-arrives-in-florida/

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Spodziewam się obecności astronautów ESA podczas startu.

Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro 3:48 PM · Feb 7, 2026
L-4! ✈️ We landed last night at @NASAKennedy, in Florida, on the runway where space shuttles touched down at the end of a mission! Woohoo!
Just a few more few days of quarantine at the Astronaut Crew Quarters before lift-off!!! 🚀
📷 Credit: NASA (1), ESA – S. Corvaja (2, 3, 4)

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/2020147716467138573

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Q&A From Quarantine
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Feb 8, 2026

awesomelife @icecream8101 3:49 AM · Feb 8, 2026
All systems standing tall for Crew-12.
Another step forward in reliable human spaceflight. 🚀👨‍🚀👩‍🚀

https://x.com/icecream8101/status/2020329005057241523

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C212 Freedom F5
B1101.2, LZ-40.

SpaceX @SpaceX 3:30 AM · Feb 8, 2026
Falcon 9 and Dragon are vertical at pad 40 in Florida for @NASA’s Crew-12 mission → http://spacex.com/launches/crew12

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2020324306694131726

(...) Launch is targeted for 6:01 a.m. ET, with a backup opportunity available on Thursday, February 12 at 5:38 a.m. ET. (...)

The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew the Crew-4, Ax-2, Ax-3, and Crew-9 missions to and from the space station. This will be the second flight for the first stage supporting this mission, which prevoulsy launched a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.