Overview
- Russia’s Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center said Andrey Fedyaev successfully completed an eight-hour comprehensive exam on Russian‑segment ISS simulators, resolving multiple off‑nominal and emergency scenarios.
- The Main Medical Commission ruled on December 25 that Fedyaev is fit to fly as the Russian member of SpaceX’s USCV Crew‑12 under the cross‑flight agreement.
- NASA lists the Crew‑12 lineup as Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adeno and Fedyaev, with liftoff no earlier than February 15, 2026.
- Roscosmos confirmed Fedyaev was assigned to the Crew‑12 seat in place of Oleg Artemyev, who moved to another job.
- Fedyaev previously flew to the ISS on Crew‑6 in 2023, and this mission would make him the first Russian to fly on Crew Dragon twice.