Watch SpaceX rocket blast off to International Space Station

BBC News - WorldEN 1 min read 100% complete February 13, 2026 at 01:09 PM

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SpaceX Crew-12, consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch marks the beginning of a 34-hour journey to the ISS, where the crew will spend eight months conducting research and maintaining the station. Crew-12 is replacing a previous team that left the ISS last month due to a medical emergency. The mission aims to continue ongoing research and operations aboard the ISS. Commander Jessica Meir expressed the crew's readiness and gratitude for the mission ahead.

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