SpaceX Crew-12 Launch Live Updates: Falcon 9 Lifts Off With ISS Astronauts

We from the space community are thrilled to cover the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, a major step in NASA and SpaceX’s partnership to keep the International Space Station (ISS) fully staffed and scientifically active. On February 13, 2026, the Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying four astronauts into orbit. This mission continues the Commercial Crew Program that has transformed how humans travel to space.