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February 14, 2026
Four new astronauts arrive via SpaceX rocket at International Space Station
ISS now fully crewed after a medical issue forced the evacuation of four astronauts in January
TL;DR
- Four new astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) via a SpaceX launch.
- The new crew restores the ISS to its full operational strength after a partial evacuation.
- A previous crew of four was medically evacuated last month due to a serious health issue, which was NASA's first medical evacuation in 65 years of human spaceflight.
- The new arrivals include Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway (NASA), Sophie Adenot (France), and Andrei Fedyaev (Russia).
- NASA has withheld the identity and specific medical details of the astronaut who fell ill, citing medical privacy.
- The space agency confirmed that preflight medical checks for the replacements were not altered.
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