SpaceX Crew-12
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS. | |
| Names | USCV-12 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Expedition | Expedition 74/75 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | NET 31 March 2026 (planned)[2] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1xxx.x) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A or Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | October 2026 (planned) |
| Landing site | Pacific Ocean (planned) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward or zenith |
| Docking date | April 2026 (planned) |
| Undocking date | October 2026 (planned) |
| Time docked | 180 days (planned) |
SpaceX Crew-12 is planned to be the twelfth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 20th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission will transport four crew members – NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev — to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is planned to launch in March 2026.[3]
Crew
| Position[4][5] | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Jack Hathaway, NASA Expedition 74/75 First spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Jessica Meir, NASA Expedition 74/75 Second spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Sophie Adenot, ESA Expedition 74/75 First spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | Oleg Artemyev, Roscosmos Expedition 74/75 Fourth spaceflight | |
Mission
The 12th SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled for launch in March 2026.[6]
References
- ^ "ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station mission". ESA. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station mission". ESA. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station mission". ESA. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station mission". ESA. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт" [Crews in training]. Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (in Russian). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station mission". ESA. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.