Watch: Moment crew docks at International Space Station

BBC News - WorldEN 1 min read 100% complete February 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM

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A crew of four astronauts successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after launching from Earth on Friday. The team, designated Crew-12, consists of two NASA astronauts (Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway), a European Space Agency astronaut from France (Sophie Adenot), and a Russian cosmonaut (Andrey Fedyaev). They traveled to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The astronauts will spend eight months on the ISS, replacing a previous team that left early due to a medical situation. This mission marks SpaceX's 12th crewed rotational flight to the International Space Station.

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