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Cbee Canaveral (Florida), 13 Feb. (askanews) – SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral and is headed towards the International Space Station: this was announced by the US space agency, NASA, which released these images.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (center), commander, and Jack Hathaway (left), pilot, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (right), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev (second from left) exit as they prepare to reach the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft at Space Launch Complex 40 for the Crew-12 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP).

Space, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule launched: the commander is Jessica Meir

NASA astronauts participate in the Crew-12 mission Jessica Meir (commander) and Jack Hathaway, the Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and the Frenchwoman Sophie Adenot. The departure was originally scheduled for February 11, but due to bad weather conditions at the launch zone there were two consecutive postponements.

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