SpaceX F9/Crew Dragon : Crew-12 : CCSFS SLC-40 : NET 15 February 2026

[SMS]

According to: https://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=7181

Crew-12 is:

CDR: Jessica Ulrika Meir

PLT: Christopher Stewart "Jack" Hathaway

MS: Sophie Marie Laurence Adenot

MS: Andrey Valerievich Fedyaev Oleg Giermanovich Artemyev

[AndrewM]

This matches with what Katya reported in February as far as Oleg Artemyev is concerned.

https://twitter.com/katlinegrey/status/1887787918460080146 [Feb 7]

‼️ Changes in #ISS crews in 2025 and 2026 due to the new crew exchange agreement between Roscosmos and NASA:
#SoyuzMS28: Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikaev, Christopher Williams
#Crew11: + Oleg Platonov
#SoyuzMS29: Petr Dubrov, Anna Kikina, Anil Menon
#Crew12: + Oleg Artemiev

In March, following Crew-10's launch Adenot said she's flying in a year so that lines up as well.

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1901628677760188837 [Mar 17]

Crew-10 has arrived safely aboard the ISS!
✅ Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Friday evening, March 14
✅ Successful orbital insertion
✅ Docking with the ISS during the night from Saturday to Sunday
✅ Hatch opening and warm welcome from the ISS crew

All of this makes me so happy, and for so many reasons!
@AstroAnnimal and @Astro_Ayers welcomed me warmly when I arrived in Houston 10 months ago, they are so nice!
Nichole is the first to launch among the "Flies" NASA Astronaut Group 23, she's a US Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot.
Anne, NASA astronaut group 21, is a helicopter test pilot in the Army.
… so Anne, Nichole & I have much in common!
I’m beyond thrilled to see their big smiles aboard the ISS!!!
Wow, time flies so fast. In a year, it’ll be my turn!!! Woooohoooo!!! What an adventure!!! 🚀✨

📷 Credits: NASA (1, 2), NASA/Aubrey Gemignani (3), Space X (4)

For some general information.

NASA awarded SpaceX Crew-12 as part of a 5 mission order on August 31, 2022.

NASA has awarded five additional missions to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, for crew transportation services to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract. The CCtCap modification brings the total missions for SpaceX to 14 and allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted U.S. capability for human access to the space station until 2030, with two unique commercial crew industry partners.

This is a firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification for the Crew-10, Crew-11, Crew-12, Crew-13, and Crew-14 flights. The value of this modification for all five missions and related mission services is $1,436,438,446. The amount includes ground, launch, in-orbit, and return and recovery operations, cargo transportation for each mission, and a lifeboat capability while docked to the International Space Station. The period of performance runs through 2030 and brings the total CCtCap contract value with SpaceX to $4,927,306,350.

The only Commercial Crew launch identified by name in the FY2 PBR is Crew 12 on page SSMS-22 (383) under

PLANNED ACHIEVEMENTS AND KEY INITIATIVES FOR FY 2026

it states:

Focus on the launch support for Artemis 2, International Space Station Commercial Crew 12 Launch,
and 2 Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) missions.

[ddspaceman]

Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflight
🚀 Meet εpsilon!
✨ @Soph_astro's first mission name & patch just revealed at #SalonDuBourget with @esa Director General @AschbacherJosef and French President @EmmanuelMacron 🇫🇷.
🎨  Discover the story behind the patch in our blog: https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/introducing-%ce%b5psilon/

https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1936012267918688541

[ddspaceman]

European Space Agency
@esa
🔴 LIVE NOW: Visit of President of France Emmanuel Macron at Le Bourget, Paris Air Show 2025 ⤵️

https://twitter.com/esa/status/1936009178239164825

[ddspaceman]

Adenot Sophie
@Soph_astro
✨ Thrilled to share the name and patch of the next long-duration European mission!
εpsilon aims at reminding that even the smallest actions can spark change, ripple outward, and impact lives in ways we never imagined. May it inspire you to believe in yourself, and to keep chasing your dreams! 👩‍🚀

I would have loved to be in person at the Paris Air Show 🚁🚀🛰 ✈ to celebrate this moment with you, but of course the mission (and training!) comes first.

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1936082811754107322

[Galacic01]

When will there be confirmation who is actually CDR Meir or Hathaway ?

[ddspaceman]

Adenot Sophie
@Soph_astro
Translated by Grok
⚙️ EVA prep: hands-on with the SARJ, a crucial ISS hardware. More in my previous post!

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1943334940575211838

[AndrewM]

At the Crew-11 press conference, Stitch confirmed Starliner would be the 2nd slot in 2026 at the earliest. That guarantees Crew-12 will take the 1st slot which should be in the January to March timeframe but could be delayed if they extend Crew-11 from a 6-month mission to an 8-month mission.

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1943350477002780956 [July 10]

18/ Regarding Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, Stich says testing is ongoing regarding the seal on the helium interface at the flange of the thruster. Says this is being modeled across the country, but it will likely need a new seal.

Says out at White Sands Test Facility in Utah, there will be an integrated doghouse test, which will involve multiple thruster firings of the RCS thrusters along with the OMAC thrusters. This will help create a better understanding of the thermal model.

Stich says they're looking to get a flight as soon as early next year and then get into regular crew rotation missions no earlier than the second crew rotation mission in 2026.

[ddspaceman]

Adenot Sophie
@Soph_astro

🚀 Woohoo! My Crew-11 colleagues have arrived at the ISS! Go Zena, Michael, Oleg, and Kimiya!
Guess what: next time I see them, we’ll all be in orbit! 🤩 Getting closer and closer to launch day for mission #εpsilon

📷 Credits: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani (1), NASA/Robert Markowitz (2), NASA (3), JSC (4)

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1952387654017778147

[hektor]

She really seems to consider that her participation in Crew-12 is a done deal. I am surprised that astronauts are allowed to do that before any official announcement by NASA.

[lykos]

Participation of Sophie Adenot (ESA) and Oleg Artemyev (Roscosmos) are "done deal"
Question is who flies for the NASA (Commander and Pilot)

[John_Marshall]

She really seems to consider that her participation in Crew-12 is a done deal. I am surprised that astronauts are allowed to do that before any official announcement by NASA.

NASA hasn't put out the press release yet, but we pretty much all know who the crew will be (Meir-Hathaway-Adenot-Artemyev).

[hektor]

I am not challenging the fact that she is a crew member of Crew-12. I am just surprised she is allowed to say it on social media.

[John_Marshall]

I am not challenging the fact that she is a crew member of Crew-12. I am just surprised she is allowed to say it on social media.

Understood, and I'm not trying to be disagreeable. It's an odd situation, but it seems slightly less odd to me when we all know it unofficially than it would seem if no one had any clue of who would be on it (e.g., some of the shuttle flights, where we really were just guessing).

[ddspaceman]

Adenot Sophie
@Soph_astro

_-_ Diary of an ESA astronaut _-_
{Europe 🇪🇺} Training Weeks 57/58

🇫🇷 First stop: Paris, beautiful Paris!
-> Shared this adventure with journalists and influencers, so they can help relay it to all of you!
-> Met with the CADMOS and French research teams who work hard on some of the experiments I’ll conduct in orbit!

🇩🇪 Then off to Cologne 🚆
🧑‍🚀 -> Did medical checks, which are usual before spaceflights; this is what we call the “baseline data collection”. The physiological data from before and after the spaceflight will later be compared in order to better understand the effects of microgravity on various organs. For some experiments, astronauts also learn to collect physiological data and do the sample collection themselves (e.g. blood draw) on orbit!
🛰️ -> Trained to become a specialist on the Columbus module, the multi-purpose European laboratory located on the most forward & starboard (right) side of the ISS…
👏 -> Had meetings with the incredible teams who help me get ready for this spaceflight… it's true what they say: it takes a village to send someone to space. A warm thank you to each of you! Every one of you is a dot or 🐦 on the #εpsilon patch – together, you help shape it into a beautiful circle and an amazing adventure! Huge thank you! 🙏

📷 ESA – D. Dos Santos (1, 2, 3), ESA/NASA (4)

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1953836081297637843

[ddspaceman]

Adenot Sophie

@Soph_astro
_-_ Diary of an ESA astronaut _-_
{Houston 🇺🇸} Training Week 59

On top of the usual ISS astronaut training:

🧑‍🚀 I did the second (and last) fit-check of my REAL EVA spacesuit gloves!!! (Remember, the first one was during week 55). The final adjustments are done, and the gloves are ready to be sent to orbit for an actual EVA! As a sign of my gratitude to the spacesuit teams: 4000 thank-you-notes to you 🙏 I know how hard you worked to meet such a tight deadline!

🥒🍔🍳 Together with the space nutritionist and the food lab teams (such cool jobs! 🤩), we determined the best food options to eat in the Crew Dragon spacecraft during our trips Earth ↔ ISS. The constraints: to be eaten cold (no food warmer), create no crumbs, provide sufficient energy for long and tiring days, be easily digestible and have a very long shelf life (no fresh fruit for example). No worries, there will be additional rations for contingency scenarios. I think we found very good options!

📷 NASA/ESA

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1960042454033301980

[ddspaceman]

Adenot Sophie

@Soph_astro
_-_ Diary of an ESA astronaut _-_
{Hawthorne, California 🇺🇸} Training Week 60

A mind-blowing week for me…
🧑‍🚀 Together with my crewmates, we went to @SpaceX training facilities in Hawthorne, California, to learn how to operate the Crew Dragon. The training was very operational and I loved it!

🚀 The Crew Dragon will be our spacecraft: it will take us from the Falcon 9 launch pad to the ISS, and bring us back home, on Earth, at the end of our long duration mission.

I discovered my role within the crew as a mission specialist and learned more about the beautiful design of the crew Dragon “cockpit”.

From my perspective of being both a pilot and a cockpit design engineer, I can say that the SpaceX engineering teams have done an incredible work creating an efficient and beautifully integrated set of displays and controls. I was very impressed. Well done, SpaceX teams!

A huge thank you also to the SpaceX training teams for such a warm and professional welcome! 🙏 In no particular order, thank you Esther, Tyler, Geoff, Jeff, Maria, Elly, Kyle, De Paul, Bex, Charles, Paul, Mike, Nick, James, Haley, Tremayne… I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone!

On this pic, I’m wearing the suit designed for the dynamic phases of flight onboard the Crew Dragon, such as launch, reentry and docking !
Note for those asking: I can’t reveal who my crewmates are (nor post pictures with them) before NASA’s official announcement, but I can tell you I’m super happy going to space with such incredible people! 😉

📷 NASA/ESA/SpaceX

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1960783670530171288

[vp.]

Adenot Sophie
...
Note for those asking: I can’t reveal who my crewmates are (nor post pictures with them) before NASA’s official announcement, but I can tell you I’m super happy going to space with such incredible people! 😉

Times are changing.
NASA is less open to communication than ESA.

[ddspaceman]

Adenot Sophie
@Soph_astro

_-_ Diary of an ESA astronaut _-_
{Houston 🇺🇸} Training Week 61

🧑‍🚀 Together with our whole ISS crew, we did more “routine OPS” ✅ and “emergency” ‼️ 🚨 training.

👏 The more we work together, the more efficient we are as a team, and the more smoothly we perform operational tasks. My crewmates are not only: very professional, but also: incredibly nice, and I’m super happy to be living this adventure with them!

🤿 I also did some underwater EVA training at the NBL with Luca Parmitano. As always, I love learning all the tips and tricks he shares! Huge thanks to you @astro_luca!

📷 NASA/ESA

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1962539022879969335

[ddspaceman]

Adenot Sophie
@Soph_astro

_-_ Diary of an ESA astronaut _-_
{Somewhere in the mountains on planet Earth 🏔️}

🧑‍🚀 PAUSE - well deserved… 5 days OFF in August. Some vacation time to recharge the batteries 🔋 and be ready for the next “training marathon" until the end of the year!

🏔️ I reconnected with nature and the mountains I love so much… knowing that next summer, I’ll be looking at them from afar, onboard the ISS – a completely different perspective!

🏃‍♀️As usual, I also did a ton of sports… but slightly adjusted my activities compared to my usual hobbies (adventure mountain sports) to take 0 risk of injury!

https://twitter.com/Soph_astro/status/1963634632336838782