NASA & SpaceX Postpones Launch Of Crew-12 Mission Due To Inclement Weather

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NASA and SpaceX announced a postponement of the Crew-12 mission to the ISS due to adverse weather conditions. The new launch date is no earlier than February 12. The launch is planned from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

On Monday, mission teams analyzed weather forecasts and decided to cancel the launch on Wednesday, February 11, due to potentially adverse weather conditions.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyayev remain in quarantine at Kennedy Space Center in Florida until the next launch opportunity.

Crew-12 will launch aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, which will be launched into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 40.

Coverage will begin at 3:30 AM ET on February 12. If the launch is successful, Crew-12 will arrive at the ISS at 10:30 AM on February 13.