NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 soars into space
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After previous weather delays, SpaceX's Falcon 9 is set to launch NASA's Crew-12 mission Friday at 5:15 a.m. EST, visible across portions of the Eastern U.S.
SpaceX halted Falcon 9 launches for a week while it investigated that issue, which was traced to a fuel leak in one of the booster's nine Merlin engines. This leak led to a fire shortly after touchdown, which weakened a landing leg and caused the vehicle to tip over.
Granite Staters were able to see a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in flight over New Hampshire early Friday morning.
See photos: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crosses the West Palm skyline with a spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying four NASA astronauts.
SpaceX is pausing Falcon 9 launches after an issue with the rocket’s upper stage encountered at the end of a launch Feb. 2.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.