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Space Station Crew Grows as SpaceX Crew-12 Nears Departure
Original: Station Crew Expands as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Prepares to Depart
The International Space Station's crew has temporarily expanded ahead of the scheduled departure of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission. The incoming members arrived and are undergoing handover procedures with the departing astronauts before Crew-12 returns to Earth aboard its SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. NASA says the rotation follows standard crew exchange operations, with science and maintenance work continuing aboard the orbiting laboratory during the transition.
Why now: A crew rotation at the International Space Station is a scheduled but widely followed milestone in ongoing human spaceflight operations.
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