SpaceX Crew-12

SpaceX Crew-12
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
NamesUSCV-12
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
ExpeditionExpedition 74/75
Start of mission
Launch date31 March 2026 (planned)
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy, LC‑39A
or Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40
End of mission
Landing dateOctober 2026 (planned)
Landing sitePacific Ocean (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward or zenith
Docking dateApril 2026 (planned)
Undocking dateOctober 2026 (planned)
Time docked180 days (planned)

SpaceX Crew-12 is planned to be the twelfth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 20th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission will transport four crew members – NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev — to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is planned to launch in March 2026. They will also be the first crew to live through the start of the ISS's gradual descent from 415 km to 370 km as part of the ISS's transition plan beginning in spring of 2026.

Crew

Prime crew
Position[1][2] Crew
Commander TBA
Expedition 74/75
Pilot TBA
Expedition 74/75
Mission Specialist 1 France Sophie Adenot, ESA
Expedition 74/75
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Oleg Artemyev, Roscosmos
Expedition 74/75
Fourth spaceflight

Mission

The 12th SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled for launch in March 2026.

References

  1. ^ "ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station mission". ESA. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт" [Crews in training]. Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (in Russian). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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