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Dragon Hatches Open, Crew-12 Enters Station and Joins Expedition 74
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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev entered the International Space Station at 5 p.m. EST after opening the hatches between the space station and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

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SpaceX Crew-12 Docks to Station Beginning Long-Duration Mission
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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev arrived at the International Space Station as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked with the orbiting complex at 3:15 p.m. EST. 

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SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Approaching Station Live on NASA+
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NASA’s live arrival coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel as NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev make their way to…

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Following Confidence Test, NASA Continues Artemis II Data Review
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As part of robustly testing the vehicle prior to flight, NASA engineers are reviewing data after a confidence test Feb. 12, in which operators partially filled the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage liquid hydrogen tank to assess newly replaced…

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Crew-12 Launches
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey…

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station
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Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9…

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Find the Twins: Gemini Constellation
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The night skies of February are filled with beautiful star patterns, and so this month we take a closer look at another famous constellation, now rising high in the east after sunset: Gemini, the Twins! If you’re observing Orion, then…

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Reaches Orbit, News Conference at 6:45 a.m. EST
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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft have reached orbit, and the nosecone has opened.  The crew will spend roughly the next 34…

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Spacecraft Flying Solo
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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…

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Crew-12: Falcon 9 First Stage Returns
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The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has completed its descent and landed inside the Space Launch Complex 40 perimeter at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. As previously mentioned, this marks the first time SpaceX has…

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