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Saturday, February 14, 2026

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon Docking Confirmed | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon Docking Confirmed | International Space Station

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia arrived at the International Space Station as the Crew-12 SpaceX Dragon spacecraft autonomously docked with the orbiting complex at 3:15 p.m. EST, February 14, 2026.

After Dragon linked up to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module, the crew aboard Dragon and the station began standard leak checks and pressurization between the spacecraft and the station in preparation for hatch opening, scheduled for about 5 p.m. When the hatches open, Crew-12 will join the Expedition 74 crew for a long-duration science mission aboard the orbiting laboratory.

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Credit: NASA, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)

Duration: 56 seconds
Date: Feb. 14, 2026

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China Smart Dragon-3 Commercial Rocket Launches 7 Satellites by Sea

China Smart Dragon-3 Commercial Rocket Launches 7 Satellites by Sea

The Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) commercial rocket blasted off at 2:37 p.m. (Beijing Time), February 12, 2026, from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China's Guangdong Province. The seven satellites include Pakistan's PRSC-EO2 satellite.

(Notice the rocket's cooling tiles that are shed after liftoff by design when they are no longer needed.)

Thursday's launch was an important achievement of China-Pakistan space cooperation. The PRSC-EO2 satellite is equipped with high-resolution optical payloads. The remote sensing data it acquires will serve Pakistan in a variety of fields, such as land mapping, environmental and natural disaster monitoring, and natural resource protection.

The offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC).

This is the fourth time that the SD-3 rocket has undertaken a commercial launch mission with multiple satellites onboard, showcasing its core advantages in payload adaptability, application scenarios and commercial service capabilities.

Smart Dragon has the capability to deliver 1,560 kg to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit. Smart Dragon-3 has a length of approximately 31 meters with a weight of 140 tons at liftoff.

The Jielong-3 rocket was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the country’s state-owned main space contractor. The four-stage rocket is operated by China Rocket Co. Ltd., a commercial spinoff from CASC.

Credit: CASC

Duration: 35 seconds

Date: Feb. 12, 2026

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China Smart Dragon-3 Commercial Rocket Launches 7 Satellites by Sea

China Smart Dragon-3 Commercial Rocket Launches 7 Satellites by Sea

China launches a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket from the sea, sending seven satellites into planned orbits, south China's Guangdong Province, February 12, 2026

The offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC).

Smart Dragon has the capability to deliver 1,560 kg to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit. Smart Dragon-3 has a length of approximately 31 meters with a weight of 140 tons at liftoff.

Credits: CGTN, CMG, CASC

Image Date: Feb. 12, 2026

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Pre-departure: Behind the Scenes | Kennedy Space Center

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Pre-departure: Behind the Scenes | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 crew members board an elevator during walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for nearby Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral for launch of Crew-12 on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members suit up in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France

Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot conducts leak checks on her SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot prepares to depart the crew suit-up room

NASA astronaut and Crew-12 Commander Jessica Meir conducts leak checks for her SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room

On Friday, February 13, 2026, at 5:15 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Crew-12, Dragon’s 12th operational human spaceflight mission, to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida, with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia. Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Saturday, February 14 at approximately 3:15 p.m. ET.

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Date: Feb. 13, 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026

European Astronaut Sophie Adenot's Crew-12 Launch | International Space Station

European Astronaut Sophie Adenot's Crew-12 Launch | International Space Station

Watch highlights of the launch of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France to the International Space Station (ISS) on Crew-12. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 10:15 GMT/11:15 CET (5:15 local time).

Sophie flies as mission specialist. The other Crew-12 members are NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, respectively commander and pilot of the mission, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev of Russia, mission specialist.

This French ESA astronaut is the first of her class, the Hoppers, to fly. Sophie has chosen the name εpsilon for her mission that may last up to nine months. On board the Station, she will conduct a wide range of tasks, including European-led scientific experiments and medical research, support Earth observation activities, and contribute to operations and maintenance on the Station.

Astronaut Sophie Adenot's Biography:
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Sophie_Adenot

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)
Duration: 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 13, 2026

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Overview | International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Overview | International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission is taking NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia to and from the International Space Station. Their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft “Freedom” launched at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida and the crew will arrive at the space station on Saturday, Feb. 14 to begin their long-duration science expedition.

Learn more about this crew and their mission: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-12/

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center
Duration: 3 minutes
Release Date: Feb. 13, 2026

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Suit-up for Departure | Kennedy Space Center

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Suit-up for Departure | Kennedy Space Center

From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 crew members play the traditional card game with NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France (left) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia conduct leak checks for their SpaceX spacesuits inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (left) and Jack Hathaway conduct leak checks for their SpaceX spacesuits

NASA Crew-12 emblem

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani, SpaceX
Date: Feb. 13, 2026

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12: Falcon 9 & Dragon Launch | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12: Falcon 9 & Dragon Launch | International Space Station

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Date: Feb. 13, 2026

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Pre-launch | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Pre-launch | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 seated inside their Dragon spacecraft prior to launch.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, front right, Jack Hathaway, front left, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, back right, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

From front to back, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

From right to left, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir gestures to family as her and crew mates NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir gestures to family

NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway gestures to family

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, front left, Jack Hathaway, front right, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot, back left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

Members of Crew-12 are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-12 mission launch, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani, SpaceX
Date: Feb. 13, 2026

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12: Falcon 9 & Dragon Launch | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12: Falcon 9 & Dragon Launch | International Space Station

On Friday, February 13, 2026 at 5:15 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Crew-12, Dragon’s 12th operational human spaceflight mission, to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia. Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Saturday, February 14 at approximately 3:15 p.m. ET.

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Video Credit: SpaceX
Duration: 1 minute, 42 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 13, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Roscosmos Proton-M Rocket Launches Russian Weather Satellite at Baikonur

Roscosmos Proton-M Rocket Launches Russian Weather Satellite at Baikonur

Russia’s Roscosmos successfully launched a heavy-lift Proton-M rocket carrying the Elektro-L No.5 weather satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, February 12, 2026. The liftoff occurred at 11:52 AM Moscow time with the spacecraft set to reach geostationary orbit roughly six-and-a-half hours later.

The three-stage Proton-M, built by the Khrunichev Center, stands 57.6 meters tall and has a launch mass of 705 tonnes. Thursday’s mission marked the 430th launch in the Proton family’s six-decade history and the latest flight of the modernized Proton-M variant introduced in 2001.

The Elektro-L No.5 spacecraft, developed by NPO Lavochkin, is part of a next-generation meteorological satellite series designed to operate over 35,000 km above the Earth. Once in position, it will beam back round-the-clock images of the Earth in visible and infrared bands with a resolution of 1 and 4 km per pixel.

Its data will aid weather forecasting, sea and ocean monitoring, aviation safety, and studies of the ionosphere and Earth’s magnetic field. The satellite also contributes to the international Cospas-Sarsat search-and-rescue system.

Elektro-L No.5 joins three active satellites of the same series already in orbit, each with a 120-degree field of view, together providing continuous full-disc coverage of the entire planet. The new spacecraft has a designed service life of at least ten years.

Video Credit: Roscosmos/RT
Duration: 2 minute, 18 seconds
Date: Feb. 12, 2026

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A Tour of Galaxy Merger Arp-Madore 417-391 in Eridanus | Hubble

A Tour of Galaxy Merger Arp-Madore 417-391 in Eridanus | Hubble

The galaxy merger Arp-Madore 417-391 steals the spotlight in this image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. The Arp-Madore catalog is a collection of particularly peculiar galaxies spread throughout the southern sky, and includes a collection of subtly interacting galaxies as well as more spectacular colliding galaxies. Arp-Madore 417-391, located around 670 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus in the southern celestial hemisphere, is one such galactic collision. The two galaxies have been distorted by gravity and twisted into a colossal ring, leaving the cores of the two galaxies nestled side by side.

Hubble used its Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) to capture this scene—the instrument is optimized to hunt for galaxies and galaxy clusters in the ancient Universe. Hubble’s ACS has been contributing to scientific discovery for twenty years, and throughout its lifetime it has been involved in everything from mapping the distribution of dark matter to studying the evolution of galaxy clusters.

Image Description: Two galaxies right of center form a ring shape. The ring is narrow and blue, and the cores of the two galaxies form a bulge on the ring’s side. A bright, orange star lies above the ring. Two smaller spiral galaxies appear left of centre, as well as a few stars. The background is black and speckled with very small stars and galaxies.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, J. Dalcanton

Duration: 30 seconds
Release Date: Nov. 21, 2022

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Galaxy Merger Arp-Madore 417-391 in Eridanus | Hubble Space Telescope

Galaxy Merger Arp-Madore 417-391 in Eridanus | Hubble Space Telescope

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, J. Dalcanton
Release Date: Nov. 21, 2022

Europe's First Ariane 6 Rocket Launch with Four Boosters: Amazon Satellites | ESA

Europe's First Ariane 6 Rocket Launch with Four Boosters: Amazon Satellites | ESA

At 16:45 GMT/17:45 CET the first Ariane 6 rocket with four boosters lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on February 12, 2026, taking 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.

This is Ariane 6’s most powerful version yet. The new three-stage European rocket can be adapted according to each mission with either two or four boosters as well as the length of the fairing—the nosecone that splits vertically in two. This launch was the sixth Ariane 6 flight, the first to fly with four boosters and also the first with the long fairing.

Ariane 6 in its four-booster configuration, known as Ariane 64, doubles the rocket’s performance compared to the two-booster version that has flown five times including the inaugural flight in 2024.

"The P120C boosters used by Ariane 6 are one of the most powerful one-piece motors in production in the world. Flying with four boosters takes Ariane 6 to a whole new class of rockets. With the extra thrust from two more boosters Ariane 6 can take around 21.6 tonnes to low Earth orbit, more than double the 10.3 tonnes it could bring to orbit with just two boosters."

Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)
Duration: 4 minutes, 25 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 12, 2026

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Experts Hail China’s Successful Heavy-lift Moon Rocket & Crewed Spacecraft Tests

Experts Hail China’s Successful Heavy-lift Moon Rocket & Crewed Spacecraft Tests

China's successful tests of its new-generation heavy-lift rocket and next-generation crewed spacecraft mark a significant step forward for the country's crewed lunar program, space technology experts say.

A low-altitude demonstration and verification flight test for the Long March-10 carrier rocket and a maximum dynamic pressure abort flight test for the new-generation crewed spaceship system Mengzhou are successfully conducted at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan province on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

It was the first ignition flight of the Long March-10 rocket, and saw the spacecraft power through Max Q—the most dangerous phase of ascent, when aerodynamic stress reaches its peak.

Both the return capsule and the rocket's first stage landed in their designated recovery zones.

It was also the first completion of a sea landing and recovery of Mengzhou's return capsule that will bring China's spacefarers back to earth.

Mengzhou, which means "Dream Vessel" in Chinese, is designed mainly for China's crewed lunar exploration but can also be used for space station operation. Its return capsule is capable of multiple reuses.

"We have successfully achieved a soft splashdown and retrieval from the sea. This marks a crucial and significant breakthrough in China's reusable carrier rocket technology and will also greatly promote the upgrading of China's carrier rocket technology," said Wang Zhifei, a researcher at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Zhong Wen'an, who works at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, said the mission laid a foundation for China to advance its crewed lunar exploration program.

"This laid the foundation for completing verification flights for the crewed lunar exploration program, and eventually, lunar landings. Efforts to build the equipment and facilities required for a comprehensive launch and test system are progressing as planned. It is estimated that by the end of this year, China will fully achieve testing and launch capabilities for the crewed lunar exploration program," said Zhong.

Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China's manned space program, underscored the significance of Wednesday’s successful tests.

"This was a highly significant flight test, especially the retrieval technologies, which are entirely new to us. Achieving success on the very first attempt represents a leapfrog development," said Zhou.

Video Credit: CCTV
Duration: 1 minute, 39 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 12, 2026

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to the International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to the International Space Station

Four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the orbiting laboratory.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot of France, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Russia will lift off no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 UTC) on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Launch coverage begins at 3:15 a.m. EST (0815 UTC).

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev
NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Video Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Duration: 1 minute, 14 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 12, 2026

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