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    SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Hatch Closed

    Image shows a closeup view of the NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Photo credit: NASA

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 team is secure in their seats as the SpaceX crew closed the hatch to the Dragon spacecraft, with less than two hours remaining before liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft previously flew NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, as well […]

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    NASA+ Coverage Begins of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

    NASA just expanded its coverage of this morning’s launch, and the live broadcast of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is airing live on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. Today’s liftoff is targeted for 5:15 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Science Objectives

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    During Crew-12’s eight-month long mission aboard the International Space Station, the crew will conduct a variety of science experiments aimed at advancing research and technology for missions to the Moon and Mars, and to benefit humanity on Earth. The crew will study how pneumonia-causing bacteria can lead to long-term heart damage, research on how physical […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Secured in Spacecraft

    From left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Mier, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot sit inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as they prepare to launch to the International Space Station at 5:15 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

    NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, commander, and Jack Hathaway, pilot, along with mission specialists ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, boarded their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Over the next 45 minutes, the crew will conduct communication checks with mission control, inspect their spacesuits for any leaks, and rotate their seats into […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Arrives at Launch Pad

    Image shows the night time sky with lights illuminating a SpaceX rocket and crew access arm. Photo credit: NASA

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 arrived at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Today’s mission is the second crewed launch from pad 40. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 was the first in September 2024. The first rocket launch from the pad was a Titan IIIC in June […]

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    Meet NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12

    Four people - two men on the left and two women on the right - pose with the Crew-12 mission insignia. They are all wearing blue jumpsuits with various patches on them. The insignia is on the wall, framed in a black recess. Autographed patches are stuck on the wall around the black frame.

    NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will serve as the spacecraft commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. This will be the second flight to the International Space Station for Meir, who was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013. The Caribou, Maine, native earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, a […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Greet Family, Friends During Walkout

    NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev waved to family, friends, and supporters as they walked out of the Astronaut Crew Quarters at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building in Florida. The crew walkout and greeting are a tradition that dates […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Complete Suit-Up

    Image shows four astronauts in their white and black spacesuits stacking their hands in the middle before their launch to the International Space Station at 515 a.m. EST Friday, Feb. 13. Photo credit: NASA

    Suit leak checks are complete for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 as they prepare to leave the Astronaut Crew Quarters at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to head to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for launch. Moments ago, the crew members played the traditional card game. The […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launch Milestones

    Image shows a night time sky with a white SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and spacecraft at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for the Crew-12 mission. Photo credit: SpaceX

    NASA and its partner SpaceX will be tracking several milestones leading up to the launch of the agency’s SpaceX mission to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are scheduled to lift off at 5:15 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Suit Up

    Image shows two NASA astronauts in their white and black SpaceX suits undergoing suit leak checks ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Photo credit: NASA

    Live blog coverage is underway for the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft no earlier than […]

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