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  • [ February 8, 2026 ] SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station Falcon 9
  • [ February 7, 2026 ] SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down Falcon 9
  • [ February 6, 2026 ] SpaceX shifts away from Dragon launches at pad 39A as Starship looms News
  • [ February 6, 2026 ] ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch Mission Reports
  • [ February 3, 2026 ] NASA waves off February launch for Artemis II moon mission; now targeting early March Mission Reports

Photos: Falcon 9 launch from Press Site

February 12, 2015 Justin Ray

Launch of Falcon from the Turn Basin at the NASA-KSC Press Site.

Credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station
    February 8, 2026
  • SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down
    February 7, 2026
  • SpaceX shifts away from Dragon launches at pad 39A as Starship looms
    February 6, 2026
  • ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch
    February 6, 2026
  • NASA waves off February launch for Artemis II moon mission; now targeting early March
    February 3, 2026
  • SpaceX experiences Falcon 9 upper stage anomaly following Starlink deployment
    February 1, 2026
  • Countdown underway for critical moon rocket fueling test Monday
    February 1, 2026
  • Cold weather delays earliest Artemis 2 launch opportunity
    January 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches overnight Starlink flight as it unveils new ‘Stargaze’ space situational awareness system
    January 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 11,000th Starlink satellite to date on Thursday
    January 29, 2026
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