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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Spacecraft Flying Solo

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…

Crew-12: Falcon 9 First Stage Returns

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…

Crew-12: Max Q, Main Engine Cutoff, Stage Separation

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket reached Max-Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket. Following this, first stage main engine cutoff occurred, and the rocket’s first and second stages have separated. The rocket’s first-stage booster is scheduled to return…

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches

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,…

Crew 12: Fueling Underway for Rocket

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX…

Crew 12: Access Arms Retracts

The crew access arm retracts from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station. NASA The crew…

Crew-12: ‘Go’ for Fueling

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX…

It just got harder for shareholders to push companies on climate

Five years ago, climate activists stunned corporate America by winning three seats on Exxon Mobil’s board. Similar revolts have forced some of the nation’s biggest companies to address climate change. Now, the federal regulator overseeing shareholder rights is making it…