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Replacement space station crew, launching ahead of schedule, eager to go
- Crew 12 is set to launch to the ISS on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, replacing Crew 11.
- Crew 12 includes Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev, slated for docking the next day.
- The mission will restore the station’s seven-person occupancy and resume full two-person NASA spacewalks.
- Crew 11 departed earlier after a medical issue, prompting the replacement crew to step in.
- Meir described the countdown as becoming very real as the crew prepares for departure.
- Meir and Fedyaev have each previously spent long durations aboard the ISS, joining Hathaway and Adenot on their first spaceflight.
- Crew 11's fate followed an early departure, with their replacement delaying the handover due to the medical issue.
- The launch time is targeted for 6:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
- The mission supports NASA's Artemis II context, freeing up the station for science and spacewalks.
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