Expedition 74: New Crewmates Arrive | International Space Station

Expedition 74: New Crewmates Arrive | International Space Station

NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Commander Jessica Meir enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission.

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot of France enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission.

Roscosmos cosmonaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev of Russia enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission.

NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir configures the Microgravity Science Glovebox and swaps hard drives to support operations for the Zero Boil-Off Tank physics investigation. The experiment is testing ways to control a spacecraft’s fuel tank pressure due to cryogenic fuel propellants evaporating from the surrounding heat.

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and Expedition 74 Flight Engineer Sophie Adenot of France swaps hard drives inside the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4 (ADSEP-4). Located aboard the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module, the ADESP-4 houses and processes research samples for an array of microbiology and physics studies and can be operated onboard the Dragon and Cygnus spacecraft, as well as the orbital outpost.

NASA Crew-12 emblem

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia have entered the International Space Station to begin their long-duration science expedition after opening the hatches at 5:14 p.m. EST on Feb. 14, 2026, between the space station and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

Meir, Hathaway, Adenot, and Fedyaev now join Expedition 74 crew, including NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of Russia already aboard the orbiting laboratory.

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev

European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot

NASA Flight Engineers: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, 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.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Dates: Feb. 14-16, 2026

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