SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts have a Valentine's Day date with the space station today. Watch the docking live
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by Mike Wall February 14, 2026
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SpaceX's Crew-12 astronauts are set to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Valentine’s Day, marking a historic milestone in space exploration. The docking is scheduled for approximately 3:15 p.m. ET today, February 14, and will be streamed live for two hours following completion. After docking, the crew—NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) member Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev—will transition out of their spacesuits and prepare to unload cargo before opening the hatch between their Dragon capsule "Freedom" and the ISS’s Harmony module around 5 p.m. EST.
This mission is significant as it represents the first spaceflight for Hathaway and Adenot, while Meir embarks on her second mission. Fedyaev was a last-minute replacement for Oleg Artemyev, who was removed due to alleged violations of ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations). The Crew-12 astronauts are set to remain aboard the ISS until October 2024, making their stay longer than the typical six
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Originally published on Space.com on 2/14/2026