Falcon 9 Landing Following NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launch

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands at Landing Zone 40, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 first stage supported the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is the twelfth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Meir, Hathaway, Adenot, and launched at 5:15 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin their mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)