NASA opens media accreditation for Crew-12 SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 12th rotational mission using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA said it is targeting no earlier than Thursday, Jan.

15, for a splashdown of its Crew-11 mission and is working with SpaceX and international partners to advance the launch of Crew-12, which is currently slated for Sunday, Feb. 15. The Crew-12 roster includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, commander, and Jack Hathaway, pilot; ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, mission specialist; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, mission specialist.

The agency noted this will be the second spaceflight for Meir and Fedyaev and the first for Hathaway and Adenot to the orbiting laboratory. Deadlines for media accreditation are: international media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 15; U.S. media and U.S.

citizens representing international media organizations must apply by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18. All accreditation requests must be submitted online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov. Requests for space for satellite trucks, tents, or electrical connections are due by Friday, Jan.

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Science, Nasa, Spacex, International Space Station, Cape Canaveral