Tune in on Friday, 30 January from 16:00 GMT/17:00 CET (11:00 EST) to watch the mission overview press conference, followed at 18:00 GMT/19:00 CET (13:00 EST) by the final press conference of the Crew-12 astronauts as they prepare to launch to the International Space Station for a nine-month mission — live on ESA Web TV.
NASA, ESA’s International Space Station partner, will host two press conferences on 30 January to discuss the upcoming International Space Station crew rotation. This rotation will see ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot launch to space for her first mission, εpsilon.
The crew of four, which also includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA. The crew will travel to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, propelled into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket.
Their mission marks the 12th crew rotation flight under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and is planned to last approximately nine months. Launch is currently scheduled no earlier than Sunday, 15 February.
Mission overview press conference
The mission overview press conference is scheduled on Friday, 30 January at 16:00 GMT/17:00 CET (11:00 EST), with the following participants:
Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy
Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
Andreas Mogensen, Human Exploration Group Leader, ESA
SpaceX representative
Watch the mission overview press conference
Crew news conference
The crew news conference is scheduled on Friday, 30 January at 18:00 GMT/19:00 CET (13:00 EST), with the Crew-12 astronauts:
Jessica Meir, Crew-12 commander, NASA
Jack Hathaway, Crew-12 pilot, NASA
Sophie Adenot, Crew-12 mission specialist, ESA
Andrei Fedyaev, Crew-12 mission specialist, Roscosmos
Watch the crew news conference
More information on ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s εpsilon mission: www.esa.int/epsilon
Additional information for media representatives: click here
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