Overview
- Roscosmos confirmed Artemyev was transferred to other duties and named Andrey Fedyaev as his replacement on the Crew-12 flight.
- Reports relayed by Space.com from The Insider allege Artemyev photographed SpaceX documentation and engines during training and exported the images via his phone.
- Russian media cited launch analyst Georgy Trishkin saying a violation occurred and an interdepartmental investigation was initiated.
- The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center removed Artemyev from its roster of crews in training.
- The Crew-12 mission is targeted to launch no earlier than Feb. 15 for an approximately six-month stay on the International Space Station.