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To Fly Free in Space

By |2026-02-15T15:44:25-05:00February 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

Photo of the Day What would it be like to fly free in space? About 100 meters from the cargo bay of a space shuttle, Bruce McCandless II was living the dream -- floating farther out than anyone had ever been before. Guided by a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), astronaut McCandless, pictured, was floating [...]

Dragon Hatches Open, Crew-12 Enters Station and Joins Expedition 74

By |2026-02-14T17:52:00-05:00February 14th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Expedition 74 welcomes NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members aboard the International Space Station. In the front from left are, Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos, Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, both from NASA, and Sophie Adenot from ESA (European Space Agency). In the back are, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, Chris Williams of NASA, and Sergei Mikaev of Roscosmos.NASA+ [...]

SpaceX Crew-12 Docks to Station Beginning Long-Duration Mission

By |2026-02-14T15:26:00-05:00February 14th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

The SpaceX Dragon carrying four Crew-12 members nears the International Space Station for a docking to the Harmony module’s space-facing port.NASA+ NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev arrived at the International Space Station as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked with the orbiting complex at 3:15 p.m. EST.  After [...]

SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Approaching Station Live on NASA+

By |2026-02-14T13:31:00-05:00February 14th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station are (from left) Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, Pilot and Commander respectively, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot.SpaceX NASA’s live arrival coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission [...]

Following Confidence Test, NASA Continues Artemis II Data Review

By |2026-02-13T19:51:00-05:00February 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

The sun sets behind NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA/Sam Lott As part of robustly testing the vehicle prior to flight, NASA engineers are reviewing data after a confidence test Feb. 12, in which operators partially filled the SLS (Space Launch [...]

Crew-12 Launches

By |2026-02-13T10:39:00-05:00February 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev onboard, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station

By |2026-02-13T07:19:00-05:00February 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev lifts off at 5:15 a.m. EST, Feb. 13, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the International [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Reaches Orbit, News Conference at 6:45 a.m. EST

By |2026-02-13T05:56:00-05:00February 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev lifts off at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Spacecraft Flying Solo

By |2026-02-13T05:32:00-05:00February 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

At 5:24 a.m. EST, The Dragon spacecraft separated from the Falcon 9’s second stage and began flying on its own. The spacecraft is traveling at approximately 17,500 miles per hour (28,200 kilometers per hour). In less than a minute, the Dragon crew spacecraft nosecone open sequence will begin. The spacecraft now is in orbit and [...]

Crew-12: Falcon 9 First Stage Returns

By |2026-02-13T05:26:00-05:00February 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

The first-stage booster from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lands at the new landing zone inside the Space Launch Complex 40 perimeter at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, just minutes after NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 liftoff. The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has completed its descent and [...]

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