NASA, SpaceX set for Crew 12 launch to space station
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After previous weather delays, SpaceX's Falcon 9 is set to launch NASA's Crew-12 mission Friday at 5:15 a.m. EST, visible across portions of the Eastern U.S.
See photos: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crosses the West Palm skyline with a spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying four NASA astronauts.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A quartet of astronauts have reached orbit and are on their way to support the skeleton crew of three left behind after the first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS).
SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket has launched Crew-12 to the ISS, with the Dragon capsule “Freedom” carrying four astronauts on an eight-month mission. The booster is set to land back at Cape Canaveral, while Dragon will dock with the station on Valentine’s Day.
Crew-12 is scheduled to lift off at 6:01 a.m. Feb. 11 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for an eight-month International Space Station mission.
Granite Staters were able to see a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in flight over New Hampshire early Friday morning.