Space Force Mission Eyes Thursday Launch as NASA’s Crew-12 Is Delayed Again

United Launch Alliance is targeting a launch window for its Vulcan rocket between 3:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 12.

A United States Space Force payload passes NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to United Launch Alliance’s assembly facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida on Feb. 3, 2026. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times

The launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station was pushed back a second time in as many days due to weather. But that delay opens the skies to another rocket set to launch for the U.S. Space Force.

The United Launch Alliance (ULA)—a joint spacefaring venture primarily between Boeing and Lockheed Martin—is targeting a 3:30 a.m. ET launch on Feb. 12 from Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is expected to set records for the rocket’s performance and endurance as it carries the hardware into an orbit more than 22,000 miles above the Earth.