NASA, SpaceX Open Media Access Ahead of Crew-12 ISS Launch

NASA and SpaceX announced media accreditation for the Crew-12 launch to the International Space Station, targeting no earlier than Feb. 15 from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 40. The four-person crew—NASA’s Jessica Meir (commander), Jack Hathaway (pilot), ESA’s Sophie Adenot (mission specialist), and Roscosmos’s Andrey Fedyaev (mission specialist)—will be joined by international partners. International media must apply by Jan. 15, and U.S. media by Jan. 18. Crew-11 splashdown is planned for mid-January, with additional questions directed to NASA’s and Kennedy Space Center’s media offices.