NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev answered questions Sunday from the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
During their virtual briefing with the media, Crew-12 discussed their science objections aboard the International Space Station and some of the personal mementos they’ll bring on their eight-month journey at the orbiting laboratory.
Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The targeted docking time is approximately 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 12.
Watch the briefing below:
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Elyna Niles-CarnesFebruary 8, 2026 12:01PM