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NASA published its live-coverage plan for SpaceX Crew-12 to the International Space Station, covering a Feb. 11 liftoff (no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST) and a Feb. 12 docking, with prelaunch briefings, postlaunch discussions, and ongoing streams on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube, plus virtual attendance options and Spanish-language coverage.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to undergo its first crewed test flight in May, seven years behind schedule. The test will involve NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams flying the Starliner to the International Space Station and back. This comes at a challenging time for Boeing, as the company has faced significant safety issues and a shakeup in leadership, with the CEO announcing his departure at the end of the year.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station, bringing a four-man crew including the first Turkish citizen in space for a two-week commercial research mission. The crew's arrival boosts the ISS crew to 11 for the next two weeks, representing a record eight nations. During their stay, they will conduct over 30 microgravity experiments and research projects before returning to Earth in early February. This mission kicks off a busy period for the ISS, with upcoming crew rotations and launches planned.