US EditionSpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station
NASA and SpaceX expedited Crew-12 launch after a medical evacuation, restoring full ISS staffing for an eight-month mission focused on microgravity research and future space exploration.
- On Feb. 13, SpaceX and NASA launched four crew members from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:15 a.m., with docking scheduled for 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.
- After an unprecedented mid-January medical evacuation, NASA said a crew member's serious but stable condition forced Crew-11 to depart early, leaving the ISS with three crew since last month.
- Propelled by a Falcon 9 rocket, the Dragon spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in visible pre-dawn skies, completing a nine-minute ascent past 17,000 mph while the reusable lower-stage booster landed near Cape Canaveral.
- Restoring the ISS to seven crew members will let experiments and maintenance resume, including scientific experiments on pneumonia bacteria, intravenous fluid generation, and plant health monitoring, NASA says these advance deep-space exploration and Earth benefits.
- As part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, Crew-12 is SpaceX's 12th long-duration ISS flight and includes Jessica Meir on her second mission after the 2019 all-female spacewalk.
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SpaceX launches Crew-12 on Falcon 9, lands first booster at new LZ-40 pad
SpaceX opened February 13 with a dual milestone at Cape Canaveral, featuring a successful Crew-12 astronaut launch to the International Space Station (ISS) and the first Falcon 9 booster landing at the company’s newly designated Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40). A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:15 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, placing the Crew Dragon Freedom into orbit on the Crew-12 mission. …
Caribou Native Jessica Meir Commands Crew-12 Launch as NASA, SpaceX Move to Refill Short-Staffed Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – Maine’s most prominent astronaut is back in space, and she’s in charge. Dr. Jessica Meir, a Caribou native, served as spacecraft commander as NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station early Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, sending four crew members to an orbiting lab that has been [...] The post Caribou Native Jessica Meir Commands Crew-12 Launch as NASA, SpaceX Move to Refill Short-Staffed S…
The International Space Station (ISS) is a small scientific city that floats in space and rotates around the Earth in low Earth orbit. It serves as an interpretation laboratory and research center to synthesize knowledge related to astronomy, astrobiology, meteorology and physics. In addition, on Friday, February 13, NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-12 manned mission to the ISS to start a new phase of long-term scientific work in o…
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