SpaceX launched the Crew-12 mission this morning here from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending four astronauts to the ISS for an eight-month stay. The Crew Dragon "Freedom ...
The replacements for the astronauts involved in NASA's first medical evacuation are on their way to the International Space Station.
The two-woman, two-man crew is replacing four other station fliers who came home early last month due to a medical issue.
The four Crew-12 astronauts will bring the International Space Station’s staff back to seven after a month of operating with three people on board.
It is the 12th long-duration ISS team that NASA has flown aboard a SpaceX launch vehicle since Elon Musk's rocket venture began sending U.S. astronauts to orbit in 2020.