European Astronaut Sophie Adenot's Crew-12 Launch | International Space Station
Watch highlights of the launch of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France to the International Space Station (ISS) on Crew-12. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 10:15 GMT/11:15 CET (5:15 local time).
Sophie flies as mission specialist. The other Crew-12 members are NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, respectively commander and pilot of the mission, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev of Russia, mission specialist.
This French ESA astronaut is the first of her class, the Hoppers, to fly. Sophie has chosen the name εpsilon for her mission that may last up to nine months. On board the Station, she will conduct a wide range of tasks, including European-led scientific experiments and medical research, support Earth observation activities, and contribute to operations and maintenance on the Station.
Astronaut Sophie Adenot's Biography:
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Sophie_Adenot
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams
An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.
Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)
Duration: 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 13, 2026
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