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WATCH: NASA, SpaceX Crew-12 Launch Friday from Cape Canaveral

By  //  February 13, 2026

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV

WATCH LIVE: NASA, SpaceX Crew-12 Launch Set for Friday Cape Canaveral

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Friday, February 13 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 12th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-12) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX and NASA are targeting Friday, February 13 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 12th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-12) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Launch is targeted for 5:15 a.m. ET.

The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew the Crew-4, Ax-2, Ax-3, and Crew-9 missions to and from the space station.

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Friday, February 13 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 12th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-12) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This will be the second flight for the first stage supporting this mission, which previously launched a Starlink mission.

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct new research to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev practiced launch day operations, including suiting up, traveling to the pad, and boarding the spacecraft.