Washington, United States, Feb 6, 2026 (AFP) - NASA confirms first flight to ISS since medical evacuation

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2026-02-07

Four astronauts will blast off to re-staff the International Space Station (ISS) next week, NASA said Friday, after an emergency medical evacuation of the previous crew. Crew-12 will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday, the US space agency said, with launch time "targeted for no earlier than 6:01 am" local time (1101 GMT). The confirmation provides a sliver of certainty for the Crew-12 mission, which had faced last-minute rocket......

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