Join ESA teams to watch live the launch and docking of Crew-12, marking the beginning of a nine‑month mission to the International Space Station.
The crew of four consists of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev.
Launch
Crew-12 is scheduled to lift off at 11:01 GMT / 12:01 CEST (06:01 ET) on Wednesday 11 February from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
The next available launch opportunities are on Thursday 12 February at 10:38 GMT / 11:38 CET (05:38 ET) and Friday 13 February at 10:15 GMT / 11:15 CET (05:15 ET).
ESA and CNES, the French space agency, are jointly hosting two live broadcasts – one in English and one in French – around launch time. The teams have prepared an exclusive portrait of Sophie Adenot and news reports on the science she will carry out in orbit. They will conduct live interviews from the Kennedy Space Center with: Daniel Neuenschwander, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration at ESA, Lionel Suchet, Chief Executive Officer at CNES, Sébastien Barde, Deputy Director of Science & Exploration from CNES and Arnaud Prost, member of the ESA astronaut reserve.
Tune in to ESA Web TV 2 to watch our live launch broadcast from 03:00 GMT / 04:00 CET on Wednesday 11 February.
The broadcast will conclude about 25 minutes after launch, once Crew-12 is safely in orbit.
Docking
The trip to their new home and workplace typically takes around 24 hours, but this can vary – from as little as 16 to as much as 36 hours – depending on the launch date and flight profile.
We will make the docking schedule available here after launch.
ESA Web TV 2 will live stream the docking and welcome ceremony.
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