NASA, SpaceX Delay Crew-12 Launch to Friday Amid Weather Concerns

France's second woman in space prepares for launch after 30-year wait

French astronaut Sophie Adenot is set to fly to the International Space Station on Friday, 13 February 2026. She will launch at around 11:00 CET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission. The launch was due to take place today, Thursday, but was postponed because of bad weather. They are due to dock with ISS on Saturday evening.

Crew-12 prepares for launch. See photos of astronauts on ISS mission

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway will be joined by two international spacefarers on an upcoming mission to the ISS known as Crew-12.

Replacement space station crew, launching ahead of schedule, eager to go

Two Americans, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut said Sunday they are eager to blast off Wednesday on a flight to the International Space Station, replacing four crew members who cut their mission short and returned to Earth last month because of a medical issue. Crew 12 commander Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are scheduled for launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket at the…

Weather pushes back Crew-12 window, opening door for 1st ULA launch of year

SpaceX and NASA are delaying the Crew-12 mission to at least Friday, which opens the door for United Launch Alliance's first mission of the year on Thursday.

NASA delays rocket launch to ISS over weather conditions

Launch to ISS delayed again over weather: NASA

NASA is now aiming to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday, in another delay over weather conditions, the U.S. agency announced Tuesday.