seven-person international crew will continue a wide range of scientific research
Expedition 74 welcomes NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members aboard the International Space Station. In the front, from left, are Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos, Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, both from NASA, and Sophie Adenot from the European Space Agency (ESA). In the back are Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, Chris Williams of NASA, and Sergei Mikaev of Roscosmos. (NASA image)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION – The hatches between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station opened Sunday at 5:14 p.m. EST, officially welcoming NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts and marking the beginning of their mission aboard the orbiting laboratory.
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev floated into the station after opening the Dragon hatch, greeted their new crewmates, and formally joined Expedition 74.
The newly arrived Crew-12 members were welcomed by Expedition 74 astronauts already aboard the station: NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev.
Together, the seven-person international crew will continue a wide range of scientific research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance operations aboard the International Space Station.
The Crew-12 mission marks another chapter in ongoing international cooperation among the European Space Agency, Roscosmos, and NASA, as the partner agencies continue to work together to advance scientific discovery in microgravity.
WATCH REPLAY as the next four explorers arrive at the International Space Station. After lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday, Feb. 13, at 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 UTC), Crew-12’s SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked at the orbiting lab at 3:15 p.m. EST (2015 UTC) on Saturday, Feb. 14. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will spend the next several months in low Earth orbit on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. While there, they will conduct various science experiments and technology demonstrations to benefit life on Earth and in orbit, furthering our journey back to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond. (NASA video)
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