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Crew-12 Arrives at International Space Station for Eight-Month Stay.
Summary
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 entered the International Space Station about 36 hours after liftoff on Feb. 14, restoring the station to its normal crew capacity; the four will remain for an eight-month mission.
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 has arrived at the International Space Station to begin an eight-month mission as part of Expedition 74. The four-person crew entered the station about 36 hours after liftoff. They emerged from their Crew Dragon at 5:31 p.m. ET on Feb. 14 and greeted the crew already aboard. With this arrival, the station returned to its normal crew capacity.
Arrival details:
- Crew-12 includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Fedyaev.
- The crew entered the station nearly 36 hours after launch.
- They emerged from their Crew Dragon spacecraft at 5:31 p.m. ET on Feb. 14.
- Their arrival restored the International Space Station to its normal crew capacity.
- The crew joined the ongoing Expedition 74 mission.
Summary:
Their arrival restores the ISS to full staffing for Expedition 74. The crew will remain aboard for about eight months.
