Hmm. I wonder how much a Dragon Crew mission can be expedited?
I wonder which of the four Dragons on the ground will fly Crew-12. Freedom and Resilience were the earliest to return to their launch date, followed by Grace and Endurance. Maybe Resilience will fly, or will it always be a tourist aircraft?
Where are dragons prepared for missions?
The three crew members remaining aboard the orbital outpost, Kud-Sverchkov with Chris Williams of NASA and Sergey Mikaev of Roscosmos will await the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, both from NASA, Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency), and Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos. Crew-12 is due to launch to the space station in February and join Expedition 74 for a nine-month-long space research mission.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on January 14 at 1:01-5:01 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on January 18 at 5:04-9:04 p.m. EST. Upcoming launches include more Falcons from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch Crew-12 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on early-mid February, around sunrise EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
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.
An interesting note from today's ISS blog post - Crew-12 will be a longer mission than usual:https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/01/12/fincke-hands-over-station-command-crew-preps-for-wednesday-departure/QuoteThe three crew members remaining aboard the orbital outpost, Kud-Sverchkov with Chris Williams of NASA and Sergey Mikaev of Roscosmos will await the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, both from NASA, Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency), and Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos. Crew-12 is due to launch to the space station in February and join Expedition 74 for a nine-month-long space research mission.
Has NASA formally extended the mission duration of Crew Dragon docked to the ISS to 270 or 280 days?
Crew 12 commander Jessica Meir, a space station veteran, rookies Jack Hathaway and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and veteran cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are officially scheduled for launch Feb. 15. However, NASA and SpaceX are looking into moving that launch up a few days amid work to ready a Space Launch System rocket for takeoff in early February to send four astronauts on a looping fight around the moon.
Do we know yet what Dragon capsule is assigned to this mission? Personally my bet is C213 Grace although I suppose Resilience is also a possibility depending on how NASA feels about flying their crew on a Spacecraft that has gone all the way down to vacuum like Resilience did on Polaris Dawn. If Resilience doesn't fly Crew-12 I imagine it will fly VAST-1.
First landing at Pad 40?
Quote from: Tmccreight25 on 01/15/2026 06:17 pmDo we know yet what Dragon capsule is assigned to this mission? Personally my bet is C213 Grace although I suppose Resilience is also a possibility depending on how NASA feels about flying their crew on a Spacecraft that has gone all the way down to vacuum like Resilience did on Polaris Dawn. If Resilience doesn't fly Crew-12 I imagine it will fly VAST-1.In my opinionC212 Freedom - Crew-12 C207 Resilience - Vast-1C210 Endurance - AX-5C213 Grace - Crew-13
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.govNASA’s media accreditation policy is online. For questions about accreditation or special logistical requests, email: [email protected]. 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.
In my opinionC212 Freedom - Crew-12 C207 Resilience - Vast-1C210 Endurance - AX-5C213 Grace - Crew-13
