Crew-12 crew talks backgrounds and training ahead of ISS mission

Episode 410 of NASA Johnson Space Center’s podcast features the four members of Crew-12 describing their backgrounds, training and plans to join Expedition 74 and 75 on the International Space Station; interviews were recorded November 2025 through January 2026.

A new episode of Houston We Have a Podcast introduces NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 and their mission preparations. The hosts speak with commander Jessica Meir, pilot Jack Hathaway, mission specialist Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev about their training, backgrounds and what they expect on station. The episode combines personal stories with operational details about living and working on the International Space Station. These interviews were recorded between November 2025 and January 2026. Key points: - Crew-12 is a four-person team that will launch on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 and join International Space Station Expeditions 74 and 75, bringing the station crew to seven people for that period. - Commander Jessica Meir is a veteran astronaut who previously flew on Soyuz MS-15 (2019), spent 204 days on station, and completed three spacewalks including the first all-woman spacewalk with Christina Koch. - Pilot Jack Hathaway is a former Navy test pilot and a member of the astronaut class discussed in the episode; he described training with SpaceX and International Space Station systems. - Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot is an ESA astronaut and helicopter test pilot from France; she holds engineering and science degrees and this will be her first spaceflight. - Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev previously flew on Crew-6 in 2023 and described returning to station operations and experiments on a second mission. - Training topics covered in the interviews include astronaut candidate basics (flight and T-38 training), spacesuit and neutral buoyancy practice, Russian language and partner-agency work, robotics, mission-specific procedures, and Dragon/SpaceX vehicle training. - The episode was recorded November 2025–January 2026 and lists production credits including producer Dane Turner and audio engineers Will Flato and Daniel Tohill. Summary: The conversation highlights the crew’s varied professional backgrounds and the mix of experienced and first-time flyers preparing for an extended stay aboard the International Space Station. The crew described mission training, potential spacewalk work and life aboard station; they are preparing to launch to the ISS, though a specific launch date is not stated in the episode notes.