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This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth trip for Fincke, and the second for Yui, to the orbiting laboratory.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The Crew-12 mission is the second spaceflight for Meir and Fedyaev, and the first for Hathaway and Adenot.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The backward shift showed less recovery, likely because gravity pulls downward rather than forward, so some effects of spaceflight on brain position may last longer than others.
—Rachael Seidler, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Crew-12 is only the second human spaceflight to launch from SLC-41.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The Crew-12 mission is the second spaceflight for Meir and Fedyaev, and the first for Hathaway and Adenot.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The backward shift showed less recovery, likely because gravity pulls downward rather than forward, so some effects of spaceflight on brain position may last longer than others.
—Rachael Seidler, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Crew-12 is only the second human spaceflight to launch from SLC-41.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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