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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

NASA confirms multinational crew for SpaceX Crew-12; Sophie Adenot to make first orbital flight, launch targeted Feb. 15, 2026

NASA confirmed the four-person crew for SpaceX Crew-12: a multinational team from NASA, ESA and Roscosmos set to launch to the International Space Station on a long-duration science expedition with liftoff targeted as early as Feb. 15, 2026. French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will make her first orbital flight.

2025-12-21T23:50:01.079496-08:00
Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
english.kyodonews.net • KYODO NEWS

Japan’s H3 Rocket Fails to Reach Orbit, Satellite Lost — Science Ministry

By english.kyodonews.net: A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the sixth satellite in a seven-orbiter geolocation system failed to deliver its payload into orbit after liftoff on Monday, the country's science ministry said.

Also: South China Morning Post
2025-12-21T21:13:08.036271-08:00
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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Purdue Study: Building Reusable Lunar Launchpads from Local Regolith with Minimal Material Data

By Universe Today: Engineers need good data to build lasting things. Even the designers of the Great Pyramids knew the limestone they used to build these massive structures would be steady when stacked on top of one another, even if they didn’t have tables of the compressive strength of those stones.

2025-12-21T04:46:04.963408-08:00