Following the early departure of Crew-11 in mid-January due to a medical concern, the International Space Station began February with a crew of just three. Two cosmonauts, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, and one NASA astronaut, Chris Williams, spent the first half of February conducting experiments and technology demonstrations, with Williams studying proximity operations in preparation for the arrival of Crew-12.
Crew-12 launched on Feb. 13 and arrived at the Station a day later. Since their arrival, the four-person crew has spent the last few weeks acclimating to the orbiting laboratory and beginning science and maintenance work.