Crew-12 is the first spaceflight for Hathaway and Adenot and the second for Meir and Fedyaev. The cosmonaut was a late addition to the crew, coming aboard in early December to replace his countryman Oleg Artemyev, who was allegedly pulled for violating the U.S. law known as ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations).

The next Florida liftoff is set for Tuesday, Feb. 3, when SpaceX will launch its next batch of Starlink satellites. Here's what to know.

The South Windsor High grad was among four people in the Falcon 9 rocket that launched around 5:15 a.m. Friday.