The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station. NASA has announced an earlier-than-expected target date to launch the next astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The agency is now targeting Feb. 11 for liftoff of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which will fly four astronauts to join the skeleton crew presently operating the orbital lab. NASA pegs the Feb. 11 target as the mission's earliest possible launch date and has designated backup dates in the event of a delay. If Crew-12 doesn't manage to get off the ground Feb. 11, there are opportunities on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, at 5:38 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. EST (1038 and 1015 GMT), respectively.