US EditionFalcon 9 Issue May Push Back Crew-12 Launch
NASA accelerated the Crew-12 launch to as early as Feb. 11 to replenish the ISS after a medical evacuation left it understaffed, with astronauts quarantining at Johnson Space Center.
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NASA SpaceX Crew-12 Enters Isolation Ahead of Launch
SpaceX Crew-12 is in quarantine as NASA prepares for its next journey to the space station. The four astronauts selected for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission have begun a standard two-week quarantine at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The isolation period started is part of routine preparations ahead of their upcoming launch to the International [...]
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Falcon 9 issue may push back Crew-12 launch
An issue with the Falcon 9 rocket during re-entry has forced SpaceX to hold off on launches until the cause has been resolved.
NASA's Crew-11 and SpaceX took off in early August last year to conduct experiments that will facilitate future explorations of the Moon, Mars, and deep space. However, that commission returned to Earth in January of this year, as one of the astronauts presented a medical problem that caused the US space agency to make the decision to bring the entire crew back ahead of schedule.
Four astronauts enter quarantine as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 launch nears
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 team has entered a carefully controlled two-week quarantine as the countdown begins for their journey to the International Space Station. The four astronauts—representing NASA, the European Space Agency, and Roscosmos—are isolating at Johnson Space Center before heading to Florida for final launch preparations. The mission could lift off as early as February 11, with multiple backup launch windows lined up.
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