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Space.com • Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik

SpaceX launches Dragon Freedom on Crew‑12; multinational crew docks at ISS to begin ESA εpsilon mission

SpaceX's Dragon Freedom lifted off Feb. 13, 2026 at 5:15 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral carrying ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyayev. The capsule docked to the ISS Feb. 14 at 20:15 GMT, starting Adenot's εpsilon long‑duration mission.

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2026-02-14T04:24:12.781574-08:00
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Space.com • Mike Wall

Ariane 6 A64 completes first flight, lofts 32 Amazon (Kuiper) satellites — Europe’s most powerful rocket reaches orbit

By Space.com: It was the Ariane 6 rocket's sixth flight overall, and the first to feature its most powerful variant.

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2026-02-12T09:24:43.456467-08:00