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Crew-12 Launch Delayed by Weather
10 Feb
Summary
- Crew-12 mission launch is postponed to February 12.
- Bad weather conditions along the flight path caused the delay.
- Astronauts remain in quarantine awaiting the new launch opportunity.
The launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station has been rescheduled to no earlier than February 12. Mission teams cited weather conditions along the flight path as the reason for the postponement from the original February 11 opportunity.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting the new launch for 5:38 a.m. EST on February 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Weather conditions will continue to be monitored closely for the revised launch date, with improvements expected later in the week.
The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, remains in quarantine at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They are awaiting the next available launch window.
