SpaceX Crew Launch
This image provided by SpaceX shows members of NASA’s SpaceX mission from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) French astronaut Sophie Adenot as they complete a full rehearsal of launch day activities, Feb. 9, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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The replacements for the astronauts involved in NASA's first medical evacuation are on their way to the International Space Station. SpaceX launched the fresh crew on Friday from Florida. The four astronauts are representing the U.S., France and Russia and should reach the orbiting lab Saturday. They'll fill the vacancies left by their evacuated colleagues. NASA had to put spacewalks on hold and defer other duties after an unidentified astronaut experienced a serious medical issue in January. The entire crew returned to Earth more than a month early, leaving three astronauts in orbit.
