Jessica Meir Leads SpaceX Crew-12 Following Medical Crisis

Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev launched toward the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket on February 13, 2026.This Crew-12 mission was accelerated to restore full staffing following the first medical evacuation in 65 years of human spaceflight that occurred in January.The crew will spend eight months testing medical technologies like artificial intelligence ultrasound systems and water filters to prepare for future missions to Mars.