NASA confirms multinational crew for SpaceX Crew-12; Sophie Adenot to make first orbital flight, launch targeted Feb. 15, 2026

The mission adds a four-person, multinational crew (NASA, ESA, Roscosmos) to the ISS manifest for a long-duration science expedition, with liftoff targeted as early as Feb. 15, 2026 — a concrete scheduling data point for human spaceflight ops and station utilization. See NASA's timeline for the ISS retirement and transition to commercial LEO stations: https://hype.aero/?story=f4205dee-0d8d-4bee-9b2d-bbe57d214b97

The Feb. 2026 timing overlaps with other major crewed missions on NASA's calendar, underscoring the agency's growing near-term crewed flight cadence and demand for launch services and station resources. Relevant program timing is captured in NASA's Artemis II schedule: https://hype.aero/?story=6f648e3e-474b-4f52-bc7d-1ca3830df454