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NASA Delays Next Crewed Launch to Space Station

Amid concerns about the weather, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 will take off no earlier than Feb. 12.
NASA Delays Next Crewed Launch to Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft set to carry NASA’s Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station stands at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Feb. 9, 2026. NASA/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
T.J. Muscaro
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station was hit with its first weather delay.

The announcement came on Feb. 9 as teams pushed for the earliest possible launch opportunity on Feb. 11, a date made possible by a delay in Artemis II’s moonshot launch. Now, the crew of two NASA astronauts, one European Space Agency astronaut, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut will head to space no earlier than 5:38 a.m. ET on Feb. 12.
T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.